Henri-Paul Nénot
Illustration — Henri Paul Nénot (c.1900) Henri Paul Nénot (lang; 27 May 1853 – 1934) was a noted French architect.
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Henri-Paul Nénot
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- Full name
- Paul Nenot.
- Born
- 1853. · former 5th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1934. · Viriat.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris.
- Teachers
- Charles-Auguste Questel, Jean-Louis Pascal, Paul-Eugène Lequeux and Eugène Train.
- Known for
- Sorbonne.
- Honours
- Prix de Rome and Royal Gold Medal.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Henri Paul Nénot (c.1900) Henri Paul Nénot (lang; 27 May 1853 – 1934) was a noted French architect.
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Henri-Paul Nénot studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Charles-Auguste Questel, Jean-Louis Pascal and Paul-Eugène Lequeux is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Charles Garnier. Works named in the authority record are Sorbonne. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome and Royal Gold Medal.
• Illustration — Monument to Octave Gréard, by Henri Paul Nénot Nénot was born in Paris. After his initial training in an architectural workshop, he entered the studio of Charles-Auguste Questel at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts while also working for various architects, including Charles Garnier. He was in residence at the Villa Medici 1878–1881. In 1882 Nénot began his career, during which he was appointed architect of the Sorbonne, which remains his great work, as well as designing other university buildings in Paris and a number of private residential and commercial buildings. In 1895 he was elected department chair for architecture in the Académie des beaux-arts. His last position was Director General for the architecture of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, where he died in an accident.
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1853
Henri-Paul Nénot born at former 5th arrondissement of Paris.
1900
Hôtel Blumenthal-Montmorency is dated 1900.
1904
Aigle blessé is dated 1904.
1909
monument to Octave Gréard is dated 1909.
1909
Institut Curie is dated 1909.
1926
Institut de géographie is dated 1926.
1934
Henri-Paul Nénot died at Viriat.
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former 5th arrondissement of Paris.
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• Illustration — Palace of Nations in Geneva • 1875: école normale d'Huy in Belgium, with sculptor Eugène André Oudiné • 1882–1901: new Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement • 1887: tomb of Mlle Labiche in the cemetery of Béville-le-Comte • 1888: building for M. Quettier at Lorient • 1891: building for MM. Labiche and Gréard, rue Guynemer, 6th arrondissement • 1893: house for M. Richardot at Charenton-le-Pont • 1896: monument to commandant Rolland at Bourget • 1900: monument to Victor Duruy, avenue Rey in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (Val-de-Marne) • 1900: hôtel Blumenthal-Montmorency, 34 avenue Foch, 16th arrondissement • 1905: headquarters of the Banque Louis-Dreyfus, 4 rue de la banque, 2nd arrondissement • 1907: hôtel Meurice, 238 rue de Rivoli, 1st arrondissement • 1909: monument to Octave Gréard sq. Paul-Painlevé, 5th arrondissement with sculptor Jules-Clément Chaplain • 1910–1926: Institut de chimie, now École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris, 5th arrondissement • 1911: Institut océanographique, 195, rue Saint-Jacques, 5th arrondissement • 1911-1913: Headquarters of the Suez Canal Company at 1, rue d'Astorg in Paris • 1914–1926: Institut de géographie, 5th arrondissement • 1921: building for Dreyfus, 410 Av. Alem, Buenos Aires • 1922–1928: Place Carnegie de Fargniers, now commune de Tergnier (Aisne) with Paul Bigot (an ensemble comprising la mairie, un bureau de poste, un poste de police, une pompe, une halle, une salle d' assemblée, le foyer Carnegie, un établissement de bains, des écoles, des espaces verts et de jeux) (inscrit MH) • 1925: monument to the war dead 1914–1918 in the Gassin cemetery (Var) • 1930: Le Paladium bd du Tsarévitch at Nice with Edmond Labbé • 1931–1937: Palace of Nations of the League of Nations at Geneva with Julien Flegenheimer, Camille Lefèvre, Carlo Broggi and Jozsef Vago
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- 1.Voir Dossier sur la Base Mérimée
- 2.Annexe du Ministère de la Culture : La banque Dreyfus. Paris Promeneurs. 13 April 2016.
- 3.Descriptif sur le site Insecula
- 4.Jean-Claude Pallas, Histoire et architecture du Palais des Nations (1924–2001), Publications des Nations unies, 2001 https://books.google.com/books?id=jTkKrk9eZFcC
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Henri-Paul Nénot was recorded at birth as Paul Nenot. The authorities additionally record the headings Henri-Paul Nenot, Paul-Henri Nénot, Henri Paul Nénot and Paul Henri Nenot. His recorded language was French. Formation and teaching. Nénot studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He trained under Charles-Auguste Questel, Jean-Louis Pascal, Paul-Eugène Lequeux and Eugène Train.
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