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Ferdinand Cheval
Sign in to saveAlso known as Facteur Cheval, Joseph-Ferdinand Cheval, Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, Le Facteur Cheval
French architect (1836–1924)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1836-04-19 ) 19 April 1836, Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse , Drôme , France
- Died
- 19 August 1924 (1924-08-19) (aged 88)
- Burial place
- Hauterives cemetery
- Other name
- Facteur Cheval
- Occupations
- Mail carrier, artist
- Years active
- 1879–1924
- Notable work
- Le Palais idéal
- Spouse s
- Rosaline Revol (1858–1873), Claire-Philomène Richaud (1879–1914)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ferdinand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse
- Place of death
- Hauterives
- Occupation
- general contractor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Movement
- naïve art
- Image
- Ferdinand Cheval.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ferdinand Cheval
- date of birth
- 1836-04-19
- date of death
- 1924-08-19
- name in native language
- Ferdinand Cheval
- place of burial
- Hauterives
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Encyclopedic overview
The east facade of Cheval's Palais idéal, 2014
Ferdinand Cheval ( French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ ʃəval]; 19 April 1836 – 19 August 1924), often nicknamed Facteur Cheval ("Mail Carrier Cheval") was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives, in southeastern France. It is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.
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