Louis-Daniel Perrier was a Swiss architect from Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. He was born in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 although he was originally from the towns of Sainte-Croix and Orges in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. He studied art in Paris and Berlin

Berlin

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 before moving to Neuchâtel in 1848.

He was the architect for the government of the Canton of Neuchâtel

Canton of Neuchâtel

Neuchâtel is a canton of French speaking western Switzerland. In 2007, its population was 169,782 of which 39,654 were foreigners. The capital is Neuchâtel.-History:...

 between 1849 and 1863. In 1864 and until 1867, he was construction director for the city of Neuchâtel. He constructed Philippe Suchard

Philippe Suchard

Philippe Suchard was a Swiss chocolatier and industrialist.-Biography:Suchard was born in 1797 in Boudry. According to the memoirs of his sister Rosalie, he became aware of the potentialities of chocolate manufacturing as an industry at the very early age of about twelve...

's house, the church of Les Brenets

Les Brenets

Les Brenets is a municipality in the district of Le Locle in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.-Geography:Les Brenets has an area, , of . Of this area, or 41.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 48.9% is forested...

, the primary school "Le Collège de la Promenade" in Neuchâtel, and restored the castels of Neuchâtel and Cormondrèche

Corcelles-Cormondrèche

Corcelles-Cormondrèche is a municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.-History:Corcelles-Cormondrèche is first mentioned in 1092 as Curcellis. Around 1220 it was mentioned as Cormundreschi.-Geography:...

 among other works.

He was married to Cécile Dardel and is the father of the Federal Councillor

Swiss Federal Council

The Federal Council is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss collective head of state....

 Louis Perrier. He was also the great-grandfather of Denise

Denise Berthoud

Denise Berthoud was born in Neuchâtel and was the third of Henri Berthoud and Marianne Perrier's five children...

 and Raymonde Berthoud

Raymonde Berthoud

Raymonde Berthoud was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and was the fourth of Henri Berthoud and Marianne Perrier's five children...

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External links

• http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F4638.php
• http://www.histoirene.ch/rhn/biblio/notes04-1COUR.pdf p. 134
• http://www.lermitage.ch/ermitage100.pdf p. 18
• Dictionnaire biographique des cent premiers conseillers fédéraux - Urs Altermatt, 1993 (p. 312-315)