Louis-Daniel Perrier (1818–1903) was a Swiss architect from

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, Switzerland. He was born in

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although he was originally from the towns of Sainte-Croix and

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in Switzerland. He studied art in Paris and

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before moving to Neuchâtel in 1848. He was the architect for the government of the Canton of Neuchâtel between 1849 and 1863. In 1864 and until 1867, he was construction director for the city of Neuchâtel. He constructed

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's house, the church of

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, the primary school "Le Collège de la Promenade" in Neuchâtel, and restored the castles of

and Cormondrèche among other works. He was married to

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and is the father of the

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Louis Perrier Frédéric-François-Louis Perrier (22 May 1849 – 16 May 1913) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1912–1913). , he is the member with the shortest time in office (14 months). Biography Perrier was born in Neuchât ...

. He was also the great-grandfather of

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and

Raymonde Berthoud Raymonde Berthoud (24 November 1919 – 27 May 2007) was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and was the fourth of Henri Berthoud and Marianne Perrier's five children. She was the sister of Jean-Louis and Denise Berthoud, granddaughter of Jean-Edouard ...

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* *http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F4638.php *https://web.archive.org/web/20110706233945/http://www.histoirene.ch/rhn/biblio/notes04-1COUR.pdf p. 134 *https://web.archive.org/web/20110706234814/http://www.lermitage.ch/ermitage100.pdf p. 18 *Dictionnaire biographique des cent premiers conseillers fédéraux - Urs Altermatt, 1993 (p. 312-315) {{DEFAULTSORT:Perrier, Louis-Daniel Swiss architects People from Neuchâtel 1818 births 1903 deaths