About Émile Gilbert
Lived 1793 – 1874 (aged 81). Émile Gilbert was a French architect.
Émile-Jacques Gilbert (3 September 1795 – 31 October 1874) was a 19th-century French architect.
In 1838 Gilbert was commissioned to reconstruct the hospital for the insane at Charenton along modern more humane lines recommended by Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol; the new structure was completed in 1845. In 1843 Gilbert, as Architect of the City of Paris, was commissioned to erect the first of the model penitentiaries following designs of Guillaume-Abel Blouet, the Mazas Prison, in Paris. In 1858 he was commissioned to build the new Hôtel Dieu opposite Notre Dame on the Île de la Cité, Paris.
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Who was Émile Gilbert?
French architect (1795–1874)
When was Émile Gilbert born?
Émile Gilbert was born on 3 September 1793 in Paris.
When did Émile Gilbert die?
Émile Gilbert died on 31 October 1874 in Paris.
What was Émile Gilbert's occupation?
Émile Gilbert was an architect.
What nationality was Émile Gilbert?
Émile Gilbert was French.
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