Joseph-Antoine Froelicher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph-Antoine Froelicher

architect (1790-1866)

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1790

Place of Birth: Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1866

Profession: architect

Nationality: Switzerland, France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Josef Anton or Joseph-Antoine Froelicher or Frölicher (November 2, 1790 - 9 January 1866, Paris) was a Swiss architect. Coming from an old middle-class family from Solothurn, Froelicher begins his architectural studies in Switzerland, receiving his degree in Solothurn in 1809.
He then left for Paris, endowed with a pension from the Swiss government to complete his studies in Paris.
He entered the école des Beaux-Arts in 1809, gallicizing his name into Joseph Antoine Frelicher, then Froelicher. Architect to many families of the high French aristocracy, he built many châteaux and hôtels particuliers.
A Legitimist monarchist, he became the official architect to the duchess of Berry, which brought him much ill-feeling at the time of the July Revolution.
He was made a naturalised Frenchman in 1821, and his daughter married the architect Henri Parent.