Abraham Fraisse
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Abraham Fraisse (born January 1, 1724 in Lausanne ; † June 28, 1797 there ) was a Swiss cloth merchant, merchant and architect .
The son of the merchant Antoine Fraisse, who had fled from France and came from the Privas area in Vivarais, also initially became a merchant. In 1760 he became director of the Chambre des Réfugiés. He probably came to architecture through building his own house, which was built by Gabriel Delagrange on Place Palud in Lausanne in 1754 . His own work in the last quarter of the 18th century was also influenced by Delagrange's Baroque style. His first work was probably a project for a hospital in Lausanne in 1765, in 1772 he planned the reformed church of Montheron , 1775–79 the Logis d'Ouchy (today's Hôtel d'Angleterre). At the same time, he built a number of townhouses for distinguished Lausanne families in the late 1770s and early 1780s. In addition to the plans for a port in Ouchy in 1781, he built the market hall for the port of Morges in 1785 and the cemetery in Ouchy in 1791. In 1793, also in Morges, he planned a project for the hospital.
Abraham Fraisse founded a family of architects working in Lausanne. Both his son Jean-Abraham Fraisse and his grandsons William Fraisse (1803–1885) and Henri Fraisse (1804–1841) were active in this profession.
literature
- Paul Bissegger: Abraham Fraisse. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Laurent Golay: Fraisse, Abraham . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 43, Saur, Munich a. a. 2004, ISBN 3-598-22783-3 , p. 246.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fraisse, Abraham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cloth merchant, merchant and architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1724 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lausanne |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1797 |
| Place of death | Lausanne |