Alphonse Laverrière
Alphonse Laverrière (16 May 1872 – 11 March 1954) was a Swiss architect. He studied at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève and later at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts and was professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. In 1912, he won a gold medal in architecture with Eugène-Edouard Monod in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for their "Building Plan of a Modern Stadium".
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Alphonse Laverrière
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- Name
- Alphonse Laverrière
- Born
- 16 May 1872
- Died
- 11 March 1954
- Education
- * École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- architect · university teacher · urban planner
- Teachers
- Jean-Louis Pascal
- Known for
- Lausanne railway station
- Languages
- French
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Between 1922 and 1951, Laverrière designed the Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery at Lausanne and is buried there.
Alphonse Laverrière studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and École supérieure des beaux-arts, Genève. Training under Jean-Louis Pascal is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with ETH Zurich. Works named in the authority record are Lausanne railway station.
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• Name — Alphonse Laverrière • Born — 16 May 1872 • Died — 11 March 1954 • Resting Place — Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery • Education — * École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts • École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève Art competitions
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Alphonse Laverrière, an architect, was born on 16 May 1872 in Carouge and died on 11 March 1954 in Lausanne. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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• Lausanne railway station • Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland • Cantonal Botanical Museum and Gardens • Orbe penitentiary complex
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