Eugène Jost
Eugène Jost (born September 18, 1865 in Vevey ; † January 24, 1946 in Lausanne , resident in Koppigen ) was a Swiss architect .
From 1884 to 1891 Jost studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and received his diploma in 1891. Already during his studies - he was a student of André and Laloux - he won medals and prizes. He was also successful in two competitions as a student, in 1888 for the Brazilian Pavilion at the World Exhibition in Paris and the redesign of the Brunswick Monument in Geneva.
Jost set up his studio in Montreux in 1892 and moved to Lausanne in 1900 . As a trained architect, he carried out major construction projects in these places in particular. These include the Montreux train station from 1900 to 1903, the Kursaal Montreux from 1902 to 1903 and the Montreux Palace from 1904 to 1906. In Lausanne he restored the Château Saint-Maire from 1897 to 1900 and from 1908 to 1910 the Bessières -Bridge .
literature
- Joëlle Neuenschwander Feihl: Jost, Eugène . In: Isabelle Rucki and Dorothee Huber (eds.): Architectural Lexicon of Switzerland - 19./20. Century Birkhäuser: Basel 1998. ISBN 3-7643-5261-2 , p. 300 f.
Web links
- Dagmar Böcker: Jost, Eugène. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jost, Eugène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vevey , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1946 |
| Place of death | Lausanne , Switzerland |