René Egger
René Albert Antoine Marie Egger (14 September 1915 17 February 2016) was a French modernist architect. He worked with Fernand Pouillon from 1944 to 1953. Over the course of his career, he designed many buildings in Marseille, including more than 150 university and school buildings.
René Egger
- Name
- René Egger
- Birth Name
- René Albert Antoine Marie Egger
- Born
- 14 September 1915
- Birthplace
- Marseille, France
- Died
- 17 February 2016 (aged 100)
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Occupation
- Architect
- Nationality
- France
- Known for
- École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Marseille · hôpital Nord Félix-Houphouet-Boigny · Marseille Faculty of Medical and Paramedical Sciences
- Languages
- French
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René Albert Antoine Marie Egger (14 September 1915 17 February 2016) was a French modernist architect. He worked with Fernand Pouillon from 1944 to 1953. Over the course of his career, he designed many buildings in Marseille, including more than 150 university and school buildings.
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He also designed the Hôpital Nord, known as "Europe's most modern" hospital when its construction was completed in 1959.
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• Name — René Egger • Birth Name — René Albert Antoine Marie Egger • Born — 14 September 1915 • Birthplace — Marseille, France • Died — 17 February 2016 (aged 100) • Place of death — Marseille, France • Education — Beaux-Arts de Paris • Occupation — Architect
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1915
René Egger was born on 14 September 1915.
2016
René Egger died on 17 February 2016.
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