Nicolas de Pigage, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolas de Pigage

French architect

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1723

Place of Birth: Lunéville, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1796

Profession: architect

Nationality: France, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Nicolas de Pigage (3 August 1723 – 30 July 1796) was a French builder.
Pigage was born in Lunéville.
His father was a stonemason.
In 1743 he began his studies at the École Militaire, changing to the Académie Royale d'Architecture after only one year studying under Jacques-François Blondel.
Elector Karl Theodor summoned him to his court in Mannheim and in 1752 he became the Oberbaudirector. Under his supervision, Schloss Benrath was built in 1755 to 1773 in Düsseldorf-Benrath.
In 1762 he became the Head-Gardener of the gardens around the castle. De Pigage contributed to the erection of the residency in Mannheim and of Schwetzingen Castle.
He led the construction of the eastern wing of the Mannheimer Schloss. He was the architect of the Karlstor and of a mansion called Pflege Schönau.
Pigage conducted many joint projects with Franz Wilhelm Rabaliatti but they were also in competition with each other. He died in Schwetzingen.



Alternative names	Birth name: Anna Dorota Lisiewska (Liesiewka/Lisiervska/Liszewska/Lisziewska) Anna Dorothea (von) Lisiewski, Lisiewska-Therbusch, Therbusch-Lisiewska, Thörbusch, Therbouche
Description	Polish-German portrait painter
Date of birth/death	23 July 1721	9 November 1782
Location of birth/death	Berlin	Berlin
Work period	1761–1782
Work location	Berlin, Paris, Stuttgart, Mannheim
Authority control	: Q273126 VIAF: 54417883 ISNI: 0000 0000 6662 8539 ULAN: 500028799 LCCN: nr91026987 WGA: LISIEWSKA, Anna Dorothea WorldCat