Louis Michel Thibault

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Louis Michel Thibault after a drawing by Anne Barnard (1750–1825)

Louis Michel Thibault (born September 29, 1750 in Picquigny , † November 3, 1815 in Cape Town ) was a French architect in the Cape Colony. He designed numerous public buildings in Cape Town and other parts of the colony.

Life

His place of birth has not yet been confirmed for certain. Both Picquigny near Amiens and Paris are given. He was baptized in Paris . Thibault completed his first training at the Académie royale d'architecture in Paris. Here he studied a. a. with Ange-Jacques Gabriel , who was a representative of French classicism . Then he acquired from 1781 in the service of the Corps des ponts et des chaussées de France (German: "Engineer Corps of Bridges and Highways France") further knowledge in the field of military engineering under Colonel Charles-Daniel de Meuron .

When he had finished his training, Thibault found a job in 1783 with the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the group of their engineers. This brought him to the Cape Colony, which was then still dominated by Dutch. Here he gained significant reputation and was the chief architect ( Chief Architect ) on the Cape. He succeeded in implementing the ambitious building project of the governor (1784–1791) Cornelis Jacob van de Graeff .

After the British came to power in the Cape Colony, Thibault retained his position as Chief Architect and Inspector of Buildings .

In 1811 he took over the role of Government Surveyor (German: " Government Surveyor " in a leading role), where he worked tirelessly in all weather conditions. He died in the winter season of 1815 and was buried in the Woltemade Cemetery in Cape Town .

Working in the Cape Colony

Land Steward's House ( Drostdy ) in Tulbagh
  • Old Supreme Court in Cape Town, major renovations of the former Slaven Lodge together with Herman Schutte (1761–1844) since 1810 to the courthouse,
  • Interior of the fort of Cape Town ,
  • Buildings on Caledon Square in Cape Town,
  • Customs House , Buitenkant Street in Cape Town,
  • Good Hope Masonic and Banqueting Hall in Cape Town,
  • Koopmans-de Wet House in Cape Town,
  • the Drostdy of Tulbagh ,
  • De Wet House in Tulbagh,
  • Farm Klapmuts near Stellenbosch,
  • the Drostdy in Uitenhage ,
  • Wineries with wine cellars at Groot Constantia , Uitkyk and Vredenhof.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Anonymous: Thibault, Louis Michel . on www.artefacts.co.za (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Eric Rosenthal: Southern African Dictionary of National Biography . Frederick & Warne, London, New York 1966, pp. 375-376
  3. ^ A b c d Désirée Picton-Seymour, Janek Szymanowski: Historical Buildings in South Africa . Struikhof, Cape Town 1989, p. 19, ISBN 0-947458-01-8
  4. ↑ Herman Schutte at artefacts.co.za (English), accessed on August 5, 2018
  5. ↑ Anonymous: Customs House . on www.artefacts.co.za (English)
  6. ↑ Picton-Seymour, Szymanowski, 1989, p. 14
  7. ↑ Picton-Seymour, Szymanowski, 1989, p. 68
  8. ↑ Picton-Seymour, Szymanowski, 1989, p. 102
personal data
SURNAME Thibault, Louis Michel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French architect
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1750
PLACE OF BIRTH Picquigny
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1815
Place of death Cape Town