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Auguste Choisy

1841 – 1909

French architectural historian

Writer Engineer of the French Corps of Bridges and RoadsSchool teacher
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Lived 1841 – 1909 (aged 68). Auguste Choisy was a French writer, engineer of the French Corps of Bridges and Roads, school teacher, art historian, civil engineer and architectural historian.

Auguste Choisy (7 February 1841 – 18 September 1909) was a French architectural historian and author of Histoire de l'Architecture.

Biography Choisy was born in Vitry-le-François. He studied architecture in Paris at the École Polytechnique the École des Ponts et Chaussées from 1861 to 1863. As part of his studies, he traveled to Rome and Athens where his interest was in the structures of ancient monuments rather than their decorative detail. He was professor of architecture at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées from 1877 to 1901.

In 1899, he published his two-volume book, Histoire de l'architecture. In it, he developed isometric drawings that combined plan, elevation, section, perspective into a single drawing. He then used this visual approach to describe buildings in social and material terms along with historical determinism. L'art de bâtir chez les byzantins 1883

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
École polytechnique, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Awards
Royal Gold Medal; Officer of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
François- Auguste Choisy

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Auguste Choisy's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Auguste Choisy?

French architectural historian (1841-1909)

When was Auguste Choisy born?

Auguste Choisy was born on 7 February 1841 in Vitry-le-François.

When did Auguste Choisy die?

Auguste Choisy died on 18 September 1909 in Paris.

What was Auguste Choisy's occupation?

Auguste Choisy was a writer, engineer of the French Corps of Bridges and Roads, school teacher, art historian, civil engineer and architectural historian.

What nationality was Auguste Choisy?

Auguste Choisy was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Auguste Choisy

· Wikidata: Q766293

· DBpedia: Auguste Choisy

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