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Pol Abraham

Hippolyte Pierre "Pol" Abraham (11 March 1891 in Nantes, France – 21 January 1966 in Paris) was a French architect. He graduated in 1920 from the atelier of Jean-Louis Pascal at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, then followed a course in the Ecole du Louvre from 1921 to 1924. He was a member of the Société des Architectes Diplômés par le Gouvernement (SADG) and magazine editor from 1923 to 1924.

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Pol Abraham

Full name
Hippolyte Pierre Abraham Le Breton.
Nationality
France
Occupation
architect · art historian
Education
lycée Georges-Clemenceau · Nantes School of Art · Beaux-Arts de Paris · École du Louvre
Teachers
Jean-Louis Pascal · Alfred-Henri Recoura · Léon Jaussely · Lucien Magne
Known for
Sanatorium Martel de Janville
Honours
Knight of the Legion of Honour · Médaille militaire · Croix de guerre 1914–1918 · Officer of Arts and Letters
Languages
French

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Hippolyte Pierre "Pol" Abraham (11 March 1891 in Nantes, France – 21 January 1966 in Paris) was a French architect. He graduated in 1920 from the atelier of Jean-Louis Pascal at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, then followed a course in the Ecole du Louvre from 1921 to 1924. He was a member of the Société des Architectes Diplômés par le Gouvernement (SADG) and magazine editor from 1923 to 1924.

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