Paul Chevré

The decision to have Paul Chevré create the monument was controversial, as the regionally famed, native sculptor Philippe Hébert was not selected, despite proposing a very similar style. In 1900, he was awarded with a bronze medal at the Paris International Exhibition. His bronze public art work, Marianne (La République) (1913) is located in front of the Union Française building of Montréal. He was awarded with a commission in 1909 to produce a monument for Honoré Mercier, 9th premier of Québec. In 1911, he created a statue of François-Xavier Garneau, a Canadian historian. • Illustration — Playing card signed by three of the Titanic's survivors: Pierre Maréchal (father of Pierre Maréchal, a car racer), Alfred Fernand Omont, and Chevré He is known for being a passenger on the Titanic's only voyage, and he survived on a life raft. Chevré spent the time between the disaster and his death travelling between Canada and France, and he died in Asnières-sur-Seine near Paris.

• Birth Name — Paul Romaine Marie Léonce Chevré • Born — 5 July 1866 • Birthplace — Brussels, Belgium • Died — 20 February 1914 (aged 47) • Place of death — Asnières-sur-Seine

• Illustration — Samuel de Champlain monument (1898) • Illustration — Monument to François-Xavier Garneau (1912) • Illustration — Monument to Honoré Mercier • Illustration — "Marianne ou La République" (1913)

Paul Chevré is recorded as sculptor.