Ferdinand Cheval, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferdinand Cheval

French architect

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1836

Place of Birth: Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1924

Profession: architect, artist, sculptor, mail carrier

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ferdinand Cheval (19 April 1836 – 19 August 1924) was a French postman who spent thirty-three years of his life building Le Palais idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives.
The Palace is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.