Émile Trélat
Émile Trélat (6 March 1821 – 30 October 1907) was a French politician. He was the son of Ulysse Trélat and great-grandfather of Gabriel Richet. He graduated at the École Centrale Paris in 1840.
Also recorded as Emile Trélat · Emile Trelat
Émile Trélat

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- Name
- Émile Trélat
- Born
- 6 March 1821
- Died
- 30 October 1907
- Occupation
- Architect, politician
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- École Centrale Paris
- Teachers
- Louis-Charles Mary
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Émile Trélat vécut du 6 mars 1821 au 30 octobre 1907 et fut architecte, homme politique, « writers (clerical workers) » et « teachers ».
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Émile Trélat naquit le 6 mars 1821. Émile Trélat mourut le 30 octobre 1907.
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He first managed the ceramic factory of Rubelles (Seine-et-Marne), and later turned to architecture. He was a civil construction professor at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers from 1854 to 1895. In 1865 he founded the École Spéciale d'Architecture. In 1871 he became lead architect of the department of the Seine. He was deputy of the Seine from 1891 to 1898, belonging to the radical party.
Émile Trélat studied at École Centrale Paris. Training under Louis-Charles Mary is recorded. Louis Garnier is recorded as having studied under Émile Trélat. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Positions recorded include Member of parliament for the Seine and president. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour.
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• Name — Émile Trélat • Born — 6 March 1821 • Died — 30 October 1907 • Alma Mater — École Centrale Paris • Occupation — Architect, politician
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former 12th arrondissement of Paris.
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boulevard Raspail.
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- 1.Nécrologie Le Génie civil Paris 28 4 tome-52 1907-11-23 62 lire en Gallica.
- 2.Bibliothèques d’atelier. INHA. 80. 2011. 978-2-91790-278-3.
- 3.Nécrologie L’Écho nogentais Nogent-sur-Seine 89 89 1907-11-07 2 lire en Gallica.
- 4.Article fr Frédéric Seitz L'enseignement de la construction, de l'architecture et du dessin à la fin du s- XIX et au début du s- XX . L'apport d'Emile Trélat et Jules Pillet Les cahiers du CNAM juillet 1993 2-3 155-174 lire en https://cnum.cnam.fr/pgi/fpage.php?P5200.2/159/100/184/109/143 id=Seitz .
- 5.Article fr Frédéric Seitz L’Enseignement de l'architecture en France au s- XIX Les Cahiers du Centre de Recherches Historiques 11 1993 1-49 lire en http://journals.openedition.org/ccrh/2768 1760-7906 .
- 6.Trélat Émile. CTHS.
- 7.les Obsèques de M. Trélat Le Bien public lien Le Bien public Dijon 57 302 1907-11-03 3 lire en Gallica.
- 8.Inauguration du monument Trélat L'Univers lien L'Univers (journal) Paris 14736 1908-10-31 4 lire en Gallica.
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