The protagonists of the École de Nancy

Protagonists

Henri BERGÉ

Diarville / 1870 - Nancy / 1937

Decorator, illustrator

After studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy, Henri Bergé joined Daum as a decorator in 1895, a position he shared with Jacques Gruber for…

Protagonists

Albert BERGERET

Gray / December 8, 1859 - Nancy / June 29, 1932

Printer, industrialist of art

Trained in Paris in various printing techniques, Albert Bergeret joined the Nancy printing company Royer in 1886, where he ran the phototypesetting…

Protagonists

Ferdinand BRUNOT

Saint-Dié-des-Vosges / 6 November 1860 - Paris / 7 January 1938

Linguist, grammarian, cabinetmaker

Born in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges into a modest family Ferdinand Brunot, was an illustrious scholar from Lorraine. In 1879, he entered the École Normale…

Protagonists

Ernest BUSSIÈRE

Ars-sur-Moselle / 1863 – Nancy / 1913

Statuary, ceramist, decorator

After attending the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy, Ernest Bussière entered the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1882. In 1889, he returned…

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Jean-Baptiste Eugène CORBIN

Nancy / 26 february 1867 – Neuilly-sur-Seine / 3 november 1952

Director of Magasins Réunis, sponsor and collector

Son of Antoine Corbin (1835-1901), founder of Magasins Réunis, Eugène Corbin shared the management of the company with his brother-in-law Charles…

Protagonists

Alphonse CYTÈRE

Tauves / 12 August 1861 - Rambervillers / 1941

Engineer, director of the Société Anonyme des Produits Céramiques de Rambervillers (S.A.P.C.R.)

In 1891, engineer Alphonse Cytère took over the management of  S.A.P.C.R. whose main activity was the manufacture of glazed drainpipes. In 1903, he…