Jump to content

Adolphe Berty

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Berty, Adolphe)
Adolphe Berty
Born
Adolphe Eugène Étienne Berty

13 May 1818
Paris
Died18 August 1867(1867-08-18) (aged 49)
Occupation(s)Architect
Archaeologist
Historiographer

Adolphe Berty (also known as Boulet; 13 May 1818, Paris – 18 August 1867, Paris) was a historiographer, archaeologist, historian of architecture, and French architect.

Berty was the founder of Parisian topography; he was also responsible for important work on the historiography of Paris. One of his main works is the Topographie historique du vieux Paris[1]

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Sturgis, Russell (1901). A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Volume I. Macmillan. p. 297.