André Collin

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André Collin
Born(1875-07-27)27 July 1875
Paris, France
Died27 October 1966(1966-10-27) (aged 91)
NationalityFrench
OccupationArchitect

André Collin (27 July 1875 – 27 October 1966) was a French architect. He was Architecte en chef des Monuments historiques (1906-1944) and Inspecteur général des Monuments historiques (1938-1944) until his retirement in 1944.

In his work for Monuments Historiques, he was initially in charge of the areas of Doubs, La Haute-Saône, Landes, Gers and Basses-Pyrénées. From 1918 he was responsible for l’Oise and then Seine-Maritime from 1920.[1] Collin's major restorations were for the Cathedral of Noyon (1919-39) and abbeys in Prémontré and Laon. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He is buried at the Perre Lachaise cemetery in Paris.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Database AUTOR, Ministere de Culture". Database AUTOR, Ministere de Culture.
  2. ^ "André Collin". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Tomb of Andre Collin, Perre Lachaise cemetery".