Guimard, Hector
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Birthname | Hector-Germain Guimard | ||||
born on | 10 March 1867 at 22:00 (= 10:00 PM ) | ||||
Place | Lyon, France, 45n45, 4e51 | ||||
Timezone | LMT m4e51 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
French art-nouveau architect who became famous for his design of the Paris Metro stations 1899-1904. A Professor at the Ecole Des Arts Decoratifs 1894-98, he made an imaginative use of metal, glass-brick, open ironwork balustrades and entry arches.
Guimard died on 20 May 1942, New York, New York.
Relationships
- friend relationship with Sauvage, Henri (born 10 May 1873)
- (has as) other hierarchical relationship with Horta, Victor (born 6 January 1861). Notes: Sauvage admired Horta's work
Events
- Work : New Career 1894 (Professor at Ecole Des Arts Decoratifs)
- Work : Begin Major Project 1899 (Designed the Paris Metro stations)
Source Notes
B.C. in hand from Steinbrecher
Same data from Collection Didier Geslain (acte 531 archives municipales)
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Stress - Traumatic event (Fear of war and anti-semitism, wife was Jewish, forced into exile)
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate (Moved to New York with his wife 1938)
- Vocation : Building Trades : Architect/ Planner (Designer of paris metro)
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Ecole des arts decoratifs)
- Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection