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Ambronay
Ain
Rhône-Alpes

Place de l'Abbaye

Louis Thollon

Ambronay 1829 - Nice 1887
French astronomer
(Wikipedia)

Max Claudet
1884 (copy)

Description

Bust on a stone pedestal, with on the back 'M. THOLLON bon souvenir

M.C. The original late 19th century bust is melted during World War II and after the war replaced by a copy, a gift from the Dubulle family, descendants of Thollon.

Inscription(s)

louis
THOLLON

Astronome
de L'Observatoire
de Nice.

1829-1887

Buste offert par
la famille DUBULLE
descendante de
l'illustre astronome

Signature

max CLAUDET 1884

Sculptor

Max Claudet (Fécamp, Seine-Maritime 1840 - Salins-les-Bains, Jura 1893), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres d'art de l'Ain.
e-Monumen.net, Monumen.
Stéphane Le Gars. L'émergence de l'astronomie physique en France (1860-1914) : acteurs et pratiques. Histoire. Université de Nantes, 2007, p. 195, note 510 (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 46°0'24" - E 5°21'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra297; Photograph: 17 August 2018
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