About René Egger
Lived 1915 – 2016 (aged 100). René Egger was a French architect.
René Albert Antoine Marie Egger (14 September 1915 17 February 2016) was a French modernist architect. He worked with Fernand Pouillon from 1944 to 1953. Over the course of his career, he designed many buildings in Marseille, including more than 150 university and school buildings. He also designed the Hôpital Nord, known as "Europe's most modern" hospital when its construction was completed in 1959.
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Who was René Egger?
architect (1915–2016)
When was René Egger born?
René Egger was born on 14 September 1915 in Marseille.
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René Egger died on 17 February 2016 in Marseille.
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René Egger was an architect.
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René Egger was French.
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