Jean-Abraham Fraisse
Jean-Abraham Fraisse (born October 23, 1771 in Lausanne ; † November 5, 1812 there ) was a Swiss architect . Abraham Fraisse's son initially worked for his father, in 1794 he was the architect of the Bailiwick of Lausanne. From 1797 to 1799 or 1800 he was in Paris with Charles Percier . The architect's works as building inspector were mainly located in Lausanne, such as the planning of the Place de la Riponne (1795) and Place Saint-François (1804), the work center (1806) and the hospital and madhouse (1807-09). In Faoug and Saint-Maurice he created customs posts (1810–11), in Morges the communal oven (1807) and the reconstruction of the castle (1809), in Vevey there is the market hall from 1808, La Grenette .
literature
- Laurent Golay: Fraisse, Jean-Abraham . In: Isabelle Rucki and Dorothee Huber (eds.): Architectural Lexicon of Switzerland - 19./20. Century p. 185. Basel: Birkhäuser 1998. ISBN 3-7643-5261-2
Web links
- Paul Bissegger: Jean-Abraham Fraisse. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fraisse, Jean-Abraham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1771 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lausanne |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1812 |
| Place of death | Lausanne |