Abraham Quesnay

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Abraham Quesnay (born February 7, 1666 in Rouen , † September 14, 1726 in Berlin ) was a Huguenot architect in Berlin.

He came to Berlin as Réfugié and was involved in the construction of the royal orphanage from 1696 to 1716 . From 1702 to 1705 he completed the construction of the French Church planned by the builder Jean Louis Cayart and begun in 1701 . The French orphanage at Charlottenstrasse and the corner of Jägerstrasse was also built by him in 1725.

literature

  • Uwe Kieling: Berlin - Builders and Buildings: From Gothic to Historicism . 1st edition. Tourist Verl., Berlin; Leipzig 1987, ISBN 3-350-00280-3 , p. 163 .
personal data
SURNAME Quesnay, Abraham
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Huguenot architect
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1666
PLACE OF BIRTH Rouen
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1726
Place of death Berlin