André Collin

André Collin
Born	(1875-07-27)27 July 1875 Paris, France
Died	27 October 1966(1966-10-27) (aged 91)
Nationality	French
Occupation	Architect

André Collin (27 July 1875 – 27 October 1966) was a French architect. He was Architecte en chef des Monuments historiques (1906-1944) and Inspecteur général des Monuments historiques (1938-1944) until his retirement in 1944.

In his work for Monuments Historiques, he was initially in charge of the areas of Doubs, La Haute-Saône, Landes, Gers and Basses-Pyrénées. From 1918 he was responsible for l’Oise and then Seine-Maritime from 1920.^[1] Collin's major restorations were for the Cathedral of Noyon (1919-39) and abbeys in Prémontré and Laon. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2] He is buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.^[3]

References

1. "Database AUTOR, Ministere de Culture". Database AUTOR, Ministere de Culture.
2. "André Collin". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. "Tomb of Andre Collin, Père Lachaise cemetery".