Louis-Charles-François Ledru

Louis-Charles-François Ledru
Born1778
Paris, France
DiedSeptember 16, 1861
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
OccupationArchitect
ChildrenAgis-Léon Ledru
RelativesLouis-Antoine-Marie Ledru Gaultier de Biauzat (grandson)

Louis-Charles-François Ledru (1778–1861) was a French architect.

Early life

Louis-Charles-François Ledru was born in 1778 in Paris, France.[1] He graduated from the École Polytechnique, where Gaspard Monge was one of his professors.[2] He subsequently took a course in architecture taught by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand.[2]

Career

Ledru became a member of the Académie royale d'architecture circa 1794.[3][4]

The spa in Le Mont-Dore, designed by Ledru.

Ledru moved to the Auvergne in 1810, where he started a business in asphalt extraction.[3] By 1811, he designed the spa in Le Mont-Dore.[3] By 1820, he designed the Hôtel de Ville complex, which included the town hall, courthouse and prison, as well as the slaughterhouse, the market, etc., in Clermont-Ferrand, where he was appointed as chief architect in 1823.[3] He also designed the courthouse in Thiers and a government building in Ambert.[3]

Ledru was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1841.[4]

Philanthropy

With Mayor Antoine Blatin, Ledru co-founded a school in Clermont-Ferrand where mathematics, architecture and drawing were taught free of charge.[3]

Death

Ledru died on September 16, 1861.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Louis-Charles-François Ledru (1778-1861)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Gonzalez, Pierre-Gabriel (April 28, 2014). "L'histoire de cette famille auvergnate a commencé avec Louis-Charles-François Ledru". La Montagne. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Pierre, Marcel; Pierre, Maryse (2006). Clochers de Basse-Auvergne. Nonette, Puy-de-Dôme: Editions Créer. p. 40. ISBN 9782848190396. OCLC 70987559.
  4. ^ a b c "Louis-Charles-François LEDRU". French Ministry of Culture. Retrieved April 20, 2016.


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