Alexandre Miniac
Alexandre Miniac (5 July 1885 – 3 December 1963) was a French architect and watercolorist. Son of Paul Miniac (1851-1936), fabric merchant, and Marie Desmonts (1854-1934), Alexandre Miniac was the great-nephew of the French academician Louis Duchesne. His brother was Edmond Miniac, attorney general at the court of cassation in Paris. • Illustration — Sainte-Croix church about Ernest Lamort street, at Saint-Malo, France.
Alexandre Miniac
Bernard Collet, vers 1910-1920 · Oeuvre dans la collection Marie-Anne Miniac, Rennes, France. · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Alexandre Miniac
- Born
- 5 July 1885
- Birthplace
- Saint-Servan, France
- Died
- 3 December 1963
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- School of Fine Arts of Rennes
- Honours
- Croix de guerre 1914–1918 · Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Alexandre Miniac (5 July 1885 – 3 December 1963) was a French architect and watercolorist. Son of Paul Miniac (1851-1936), fabric merchant, and Marie Desmonts (1854-1934), Alexandre Miniac was the great-nephew of the French academician Louis Duchesne. His brother was Edmond Miniac, attorney general at the court of cassation in Paris. • Illustration — Sainte-Croix church about Ernest Lamort street, at Saint-Malo, France.
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This photograph is part of the Fonds Raoul Berthelé , preserved by the city archives of Toulouse. It was provided to Wikimedia Commons as part of a cooperation project with Wikimédia France . In 1978,
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Watercolor by Alexandre Miniac. One of the buildings designed by Alexandre Miniac is the town hall of Albert, a town in northern France. This served as official recognition for the building which was celebrating its 92nd anniversary.
L'architecte Alexandre Miniac (1887-1963) en uniforme du 247ème régiment d'infanterie, vers 1915.
Photographe Paul Miniac, début du XXème siècle. · Collection de ma famille, Marie-Anne Miniac, Rennes, France.
La fratrie Miniac à l'école des frères de Saint-Servan-sur-Mer, vers 1890-1895. Cinq élèves sont décorés de la croix d'honneur scolaire.
Photographe inconnu, fin XIXème siècle. · Collection de ma famille, Marie-Anne Miniac, Rennes, France.
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• Name — Alexandre Miniac • Citizenship — French • Born — 5 July 1885 • Birthplace — Saint-Servan, France • Died — 3 December 1963 • Place of death — Paris, France • Significant Buildings — 11-13, Petites-Écuries street, in Paris (10e), France. Town hall of Albert (Somme), France. • Significant Projects — Amiens's hospital center
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Alexandre Miniac is recorded as having received Croix de guerre 1914–1918 and Officer of the Legion of Honour.
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1885
Alexandre Miniac born at Saint-Servan-sur-Mer.
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Alexandre Miniac is recorded as having received Croix de guerre 1914–1918 and Officer of the Legion of Honour.
1963
Alexandre Miniac died at Paris.
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