Philippe Cannissié Explained

Jean-Baptiste Philippe Cannissié (19 January 1799, in Landau  - 7 August 1877, in Lille) was a French architect and painter.^{[1] [2]} He was architect to the city of Lille from 1849 to 1867, notably overseeing the restoration of the Église Saint-Maurice.

Notes and References

1. Book: Driskel, Michael Paul . As Befits a Legend: Building a Tomb for Napoleon, 1840-1861 . 1993 . Kent State University Press . 978-0-87338-484-1 . en.
2. Book: Kiene, Michael . Jacques Ignace Hittorff: précurseur du Paris d'Haussmann . 2011 . Éditions du patrimoine, Centre des monuments nationaux . 978-2-7577-0153-9 . fr.