François-Benjamin Chaussemiche | |
Birth Date: | 4 June 1864 |
Birth Place: | Tours |
Death Place: | Paris |
Alma Mater: | Beaux-Arts de Paris |
Occupation: | Architect |
François-Benjamin Chaussemiche (June 4, 1864 - 1945) was a French architect.
Chaussemiche was born in Tours, and in 1883 entered the École des Beaux-Arts where he became a student and later colleague of Victor Laloux. He won the Prix de Rome for architecture in 1893, and served as chief architect of the Palace of Versailles from 1917-1924, during which time he created the Parc botanique de Jussieu (now the Arboretum de Chèvreloup).