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Aaron Messiah

1858 – 1940

French architect

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Lived 1858 – 1940 (aged 82). Aaron Messiah was a French architect.

Aaron Messiah (1858–1940) was an early 20th-century French architect.

Career Messiah was court architect to Leopold II of Belgium, but his most famous work was the Villa Ephrussi, completed in 1912. At this southern French villa, Messiah successfully synthesized the eclectic collections and ideas of Baroness Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild into a coherent neoclassical whole.

Messiah also built the more grandiose Villa Masséna on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Like the Villa Ephrussi, the Villa Masséna was an aristocratic French riviera retreat, and represented an apotheosis of southern Europe's craft legacy. This villa was built for the prince Victor Masséna fr, whose family had gained title and wealth under the French emperor Napoléon. Despite its historicism, the villa included an up-to-date porte-cochere, where visitors could enter and leave automobiles without being exposed to the elements.

Personal life Aaron was the father of the architect Gaston Messiah (1885–1962).

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Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officier de l'Instruction publique; Knight of the Order of Leopold; Knight of the Order of Leopold II

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Aaron Messiah?

French architect (1858–1940)

When was Aaron Messiah born?

Aaron Messiah was born on 15 April 1858 in Nice.

When did Aaron Messiah die?

Aaron Messiah died on 28 August 1940 in Nice.

What was Aaron Messiah's occupation?

Aaron Messiah was an architect.

What nationality was Aaron Messiah?

Aaron Messiah was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Aaron Messiah

· Wikidata: Q2820076

· DBpedia: Aaron Messiah

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