Charles Bauchal

Joseph Charles Bauchal (1 January 1814 - 8 September 1888) was a French architectural historian. He produced several works, such as an important biographical dictionary of French architects which is still often cited by specialists in the field.

Life He was born in Paris and served as a civil servant in France's Caisse des dépôts et consignations, entering it in 1841 and rising to sous-chef de bureau in 1861 and chef de bureau seven years later. He was head of the army endowment office when he was made a knight of the Legion d'honneur in 1874. He died in the military hospital of Val-de-Grâce in the 5th arrondissement of Paris in 1888.

Works

Le Louvre et les Tuileries : précis historique et critique de la construction de ces palais jusqu'au commencement du XIXe siècle, A. Morel, 1882.