Auguste Brion (1861-1940)

Born of a famous line of descendants, whose most famous is Frédérique Brion⁽¹⁾, Auguste (Guillaume Edouard) Brion studied in Paris and became architect in 1888. He succeeded to his father's business Auguste⁽²⁾ (Philippe) (1832-1902), architect and master-buider in Strasbourg. He enters into partnership until 1909 with his brother Paul. His works are strongly influenced by neo renaissance and neo-baroque. Nevetheless, we can report some art nouveau buildings like the 22, rue Sleidan and the 13, rue de Reims. He realized several buildings, mainly on his own ground-plots. In 1900, he fonds the Fédération des Entrepreneurs (Master-builders Federation), then, in 1901, the Société pour la Conservation des Monuments Historiques d'Alsace (Society for Preservation of Historic Buildings in Alsace).

(1) (1752-1813) F. Brion had a fleeting liaison with Goethe.
(2) A. P. Brion is the brother of the architect Jacques Brion (1843-1910), the great-nephew of Frédérique Brion.