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Auguste de Montferrand
Огюст Монферран
Portrait by Eugène Pluchart (after 1834)
Born
Henri Louis Auguste Léger Ricard

(1786-01-23)January 23, 1786
Chaillot, France
DiedJuly 10, 1858(1858-07-10) (aged 72)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
NationalityFrench
Alma materAcadémie d'architecture
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)First wife, dates unknown
Elise Debonniere
(m. 1835⁠–⁠1858)
AwardsLégion d'honneur
BuildingsSaint Isaac's Cathedral
Alexander Column
Monument to Nicholas I
ProjectsNizhny Novgorod Fair

Auguste de Montferrand (French: [ogyst mɔ̃fɛʁɑ̃]; Russian: Огюст Монферран, romanized: Ogyust Monferran; January 23, 1786 – July 10, 1858) was a French classicist architect who worked primarily in Russia. His two best known works are the Saint Isaac's Cathedral and the Alexander Column in Saint Petersburg.

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