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Paul Gélis

French architect (1885-1975)
Person Human Q29964060

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
September 3, 1885
Date of death
November 11, 1975
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[6]
Occupation
architect
Position held
Chief architect of national historic monuments (1920–1953)[7]
Educated at
École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs[8]
Award received
Officer of the Legion of Honour (1949), Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms[9][10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[15]
Archives at
Departmental archives of Yvelines[12]
Birth name
Paul Alfred Henri Gélis[16]
Family name
Gélis[13]
Given name
Paul[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Gélis
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000000024994
VIAF cluster ID
49217122
GND ID
1139509314
AGORHA UUID
8769fee1-dd62-4688-bcf9-3e3b0f620f33
AGORHA person/institution ID
77437
ArchINFORM person/group ID
99239
Artists of the World ID
40445646
Base biographique AUTOR ID
AW00156
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
108245020
DDB person (GND) ID
1139509314
IdRef ID
13349781X
Léonore ID
19800035/1325/53425
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Léonore Web ID
158823
PSS-archi architect ID
103
Structurae person ID
1007943
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwX4qXT64hCj7RDQHB3wC

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Summary

Paul Gélis was born on September 3, 1885[1], in Paris[2]. He died on November 11, 1975[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as an architect[5].

FAQs

Where was Paul Gélis born?

Paul Gélis's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Paul Gélis die?

Paul Gélis passed away in Paris[4].

What did Paul Gélis do for work?

Paul Gélis worked as an architect[5].

Where did Paul Gélis go to school?

Paul Gélis was educated at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs[8].

What awards did Paul Gélis receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[9] and Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . archives.yvelines.fr. Retrieved . archives.yvelines.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Léonore database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . AGORHA. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65773: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 27w ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Structurae person ID → 1007943
    Award received → Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms
    WorldCat Entities ID → E39PBJwX4qXT64hCj7RDQHB3wC
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 108245020
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Added reference: Occupation: architect, Add archINFORM reference"
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