Frédéric Lucien Didier Lefort (January 6, 1850, in Sens – April 8, 1916, in Rouen, France)[1] was a French architect.[2]
Frédéric Lucien Didier Lefort | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1850 Sens, France |
| Died | April 8, 1916 (aged 66) Rouen, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Architect |
Biography
editFrédéric Lucien Didier Lefort was born on January 6, 1850, in Sens, Yonne, France, to Louis Lefort, an architect, and Rosalie Lucile Louise Montégu.[3]
In 1873, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. On January 1, 1877, he was appointed assistant architect in the service of Louis Desmarest, the architect of the Seine-Inférieure department. He later became the chief architect of Seine-Inférieure.[4] He was elected a member of the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen in 1884. In 1886, he was one of the founding members of the society of the Amis des monuments rouennais.
He resided in Rouen[5] and was the son-in-law of the architect Juste Lisch.
Honors
edit- 1885: First class medal at the Salon des Artistes Français
- 1889: Double gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle
- 1889: Knight of the Legion of Honour (decree of 29 October 1889)[6]
Works
edit- Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Rouen[7]
- West wing of the Rouen Courthouse
- Tide gauges of the Grand Port Maritime of Rouen
- Sacristy and presbytery of the Saint-Maclou Church, Rouen
- Porch of the Church of Saint-Maclou, Rouen
- Manoir de Saint-Yon, Rouen (1881)
- Municipal theater of Sens (1882)
- Normal School for Female Teachers, Rouen
- Archives of Seine-Inférieure, Rouen (1892) (destroyed)[8]
- Restoration of the Saint-Laurent Church, Rouen
- Schools in Saint-Saëns, Sahurs, Bosc-Roger-sur-Buchy, Longuerue
- Dieppe
- Restoration of the Saint-Jacques Church, Dieppe[9] and the Saint-Rémy Church, Dieppe[10]
- Castle in Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville,[11] around 1898.
- Castle in Bosnormand (Eure),[12] around 1908.
- Restoration of the Saint-Ouen Church in Darnétal, and the churches in Moulineaux, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Veulettes-sur-Mer
- Restoration of the Château de Robert le Diable in Moulineaux
- Covered market in Joigny
References
edit- ^ "Funeral of Mr. Lucien Lefort". Journal de Rouen: Et des départements de la Seine-Inférieure, de l'Eure et du Calvados (103). Rouen: 2. April 12, 1916. eISSN 2505-1911. ISSN 2430-8242. Retrieved September 19, 2024..
- ^ "Le fonds Lucien Lefort sur POP". mediatheque-patrimoine.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Archives départementales de l'Yonne, Act of birth of Frédéric Lucien Didier Lefort, Sens civil registry, view 4/207, accessed May 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lucien Lefort (93784) | Musée d'Orsay". www.musee-orsay.fr. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Marriage Promises". Journal de Rouen: Et des départements de la Seine-Inférieure et de l'Eure (74). Rouen: 2. March 14, 1880. eISSN 2505-1911. ISSN 2430-8242. Retrieved September 19, 2024..
- ^ "Notice no. LH/1552/16". Base Léonore (in French)..
- ^ Yvon Pailhès (1994). Rouen: un passé toujours présent… rues, monuments, jardins, personnages. Luneray: Bertout. p. 285. ISBN 2-86743-219-7. OCLC 466680895..
- ^ Patrice Quéréel (1999). "Rue Racine: les Archives aux Archives". La Ville évanouie - Rouen. Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf: Page de Garde. p. 381. ISBN 2-84340-108-9..
- ^ Base Mérimée: Saint-Jacques Church, Dieppe, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French).
- ^ Base Mérimée: Saint-Rémy Church, Dieppe, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French).
- ^ Base Mérimée: Castle known as Le Breton, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French).
- ^ Base Mérimée: Castle in Bosnormand, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French).
Further reading
edit- Georges Dubosc (April 9, 1916). "Mort de M. Lucien Lefort: architecte en chef du département". Journal de Rouen: Et des départements de la Seine-Inférieure, de l'Eure et du Calvados (100). Rouen: 2
Colombia. eISSN 2505-1911. ISSN 2430-8242. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- Édouard Delabarre, "Notice sur M. Lucien Lefort", Précis analytique des travaux de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen, Rouen, Pierre Périaux, 1917 OCLC 763921470.
- Jacques Lefort (2013–2014). "Une famille d'architectes: Lucien Lefort et son beau-père Juste Lisch". Bulletin des Amis des monuments rouennais: 8–26. ISBN 978-2-918609-06-3.