Name Jean-Charles Alphand Role Landscape architect | Structures Bois de Boulogne | |
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Died December 6, 1891, Paris, France Similar People Georges‑Eugene Haussmann, Eugene Belgrand, Alfred Philippe Roll, Charles Garnier, Jules Coutan | ||
Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand ([ʒɑ̃ ʃaʁl adɔlf alfɑ̃]), born in 1817 and died in 1891, interred at Père Lachaise Cemetery (division 66), was a French engineer of the Corps of Bridges and Roads.
Life and career
Under Napoléon III, Alphand participated in the renovation of Paris directed by Baron Haussmann between 1852 and 1870, in the company of another engineer Eugène Belgrand and the landscape architect Jean-Pierre Barillet-Deschamps.
He created walks, parks and gardens designed to embellish and sanitize Paris. He also remodels the Bois de Vincennes and bois de Boulogne.
Jean-Charles Alphand's notable accomplishments include:
After the retirement of Baron Haussmann, his successor, Léon Say, entrusted to Alphand the position of Director of Public Works of Paris. Under this title, Alphand continued Haussmann's works. Alphand also became the Director of Water Works after the death of Eugène Belgrand in 1878. In particular, Alphand directed the construction of: