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French architect and politician
Agis-Léon Ledru (1816-1885) was a French architect and politician.
Early life
Agis-Léon Ledru was born in 1816.
[1] His father,
Louis-Charles-François Ledru, was an architect.
[2]
Ledru graduated from the
École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1837,
[1] where
Louis-Hippolyte Lebas and
Jean-Nicolas Huyot were his professors.
[3]
Career
Ledru was an architect in the
Puy-de-Dôme. Some of the buildings he designed, like the
Église Saint-Ferréol in
Murol, are listed as
official historic monuments.
[4] He also designed the spas in
La Bourboule,
Chamalières and
Royat.
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[7] Additionally, he designed a convent, a school and a fountain in
Riom.
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Meanwhile, Ledru served as the mayor of
Clermont-Ferrand from 1871 to 1873 or 1874.
[1]
[2]
Death
Ledru died in 1885.
[1]
References
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b
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"LEDRU, Agis Léon". Le comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
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a
b Pierre, Marcel; Pierre, Maryse (2006).
Clochers de Basse-Auvergne.
Nonette, Puy-de-Dôme: Editions Créer. p. 40.
ISBN
9782848190396.
OCLC
70987559.
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^ 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.
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Base Mérimée:
Eglise Saint-Ferréol, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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Établissement thermal dit Les Grands Thermes, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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Etablissement thermal (également sur commune de Royat), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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Etablissement thermal (également sur commune de Chamalières), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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Couvent d'oratoriens, puis collège de l'Oratoire, puis collège Michel de l'Hospital, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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École des frères des écoles chrétiennes, puis école communale Maurice Genest, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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Porte de Layat, Fontaine de Chazerat, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)