Louis Le Masson
The name Louis Le Masson is the first name on the monument.
The monument is in Pere Lachaise (Pt2) cemetery, Paris, Paris, France.
There are 76 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
Louis Le Masson was buried in 1829. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
Louis Le Masson age is given as 86.
Louis Le Masson calculated year of birth is 1743.
Louis Le Masson is listed on the GPR grave numbered 329724.
Louis Le Masson is listed as the first name on monument on the grave monument.
Louis Le Masson has the record number 702735 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 18 August 2013
There are 3 images available for the monument listing Louis Le Masson (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against Louis Le Masson record:
Le Masson was an engineer and architect; who tutored the nephews of Louis XVI (the sons of the future Louis XVIII). From 1791-93 he was chief architect of the département that included Versailles; and he received several commissions from Louis XVI. In 1793 he was obliged to flee the revolutionaries but in 1795 he was appointed chief architect to the Lower Seine département. He worked in Rouen from 1802-11; and officially retired in 1813. However shortly afterwards his old mentor; the new King Louis XVIII; recalled him and appointed him as assistant commander of the château of Rambouillet until 1821. The king also raised him to aristocratic rank.