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Jean-Baptiste Rondelet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist ʁɔ̃dlɛ]; 4 June 1743 – 25 September 1829) was an architectural theorist of the late Enlightenment era and chief architect of the church of Sainte-Geneviève after the death of Jacques Germain Soufflot of cancer in 1780.
Jean-Baptiste Rondelet | |
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Born | [1] | 4 June 1743
Died | 25 September 1829[1] | (aged 86)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Church of Sainte-Geneviève |
Rondelet published a treatise on architecture between 1805 and 1816.
References
edit- Frängsmyr, Tore, J. L. Heilbron & Robin E. Rider (eds.), The Quantifying Spirit in the Eighteenth Century. Berkeley: University of California Press, c1990.
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