Jean Prouvé

French architect and designer (1901-1984)

Person human Q381924

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Facts

31 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[24]
Date of birth: April 8, 1901
Date of death: March 23, 1984
Place of birth: 14th arrondissement of Paris, New York City^[10]
Place of death: Nancy
Country of citizenship: France^[16]
Occupation: architect, designer, politician, engineer, design engineer
Employer: Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers^[20]
Field of work: design, architecture^[17]^[18]
Position held: mayor of Nancy^[19]
Award received: Erasmus Prize, Auguste Perret Prize^[22]^[23]
Father: Victor Prouvé^[12]
Mother: Marie Prouvé^[13]
Child: Claude Prouvé, Simone Prouvé^[14]^[15]
Sibling: Henri Prouvé^[33]
Student of: Émile Robert^[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed: French^[30]
Archives at: Bibliothèque Kandinsky^[25]
Artist files at: National Gallery of Art Library
Birth name: Jean Émile Victor Prouvé^[31]
Copyright representative: reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights
Family name: Prouvé^[26]

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Given name: Jean^[27]
Has works in the collection: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Name in native language: Jean Prouvé^[32]
P14541: 1ozuux
Place of burial: Cimetière de Préville^[11]
Sponsor: Saint-Just Péquart^[28]
Student: Claude Prouvé^[21]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 99

ISNI: 0000000108624625
VIAF cluster ID: 2475783
Library of Congress authority ID: n82052451
GND ID: 118742043
ADAGP artist ID: jean-prouve-40969
ARTEINFORMADO person ID: 32182
ARTIC artist ID: 32519
AbART person ID: 30833
ArchINFORM person/group ID: 303
Architectuurgids architect ID: 839
Artcyclopedia artist ID: prouve_jean
Artist-info artist ID: 27754

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Artists of the World ID: 00611006
Artnet artist ID: jean-prouvé
Artsy artist ID: jean-prouve
AskArt person ID: 11171183
BHF author ID: 000006412
BIBSYS ID: 90754011
Babelio author ID: 176705
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11920717x
Boijmans artist ID: 14743
Bridgeman artist ID: 22051
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: prouve-jean
CANTIC ID: 981058521318206706
CONOR.SI ID: 20356963
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf12096109
Christie's creator ID: 53838
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741549238016
DACS ID (2022): 000884
DACS ID (former): ca0db6eb-ff6a-4f9b-9e6b-ac024978d3c5
DDB person (GND) ID: 118742043
De Agostini ID: Prouvé,+Jean
Described at URL: books.openedition.org
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118742043
EUTA person ID: 1062
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 172588
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID: 493739
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Jean-Prouve
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: jean-prouve
Europeana entity: agent/base/54731
FAST ID: 90619
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID): fNcpOOocpXn-
FranceArchives agent ID: 256197092
Freebase ID: /m/0bpw19
GeneaStar person ID: prouvej
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m0bpw19
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: jean-prouve
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0052872
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 3170201
Iconoteca dell'Accademia di architettura ID: 4875
IdRef ID: 027083926
Invaluable.com person ID: bit5v3a5qn
JRC Names ID: 1047323
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118742043
Lex ID: Jean_Prouvé
Libraries Australia ID: 35435008
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID: 05021/eu_p_3381/p3381
Met Constituent ID: 99312
Museum of Modern Art artist ID: 7982
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA03679638
NDL Authority ID: 00879007
NE.se ID: jean-prouve
NL CR AUT ID: xx0030205
NLA Trove people ID: 951771
NSK (VIAF) ID: 000465135
NSK ID: 981005793774009366
NUKAT ID: n2005142663
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007423863205171
National Library of Latvia ID: 000209986
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:COcs;=B4
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1582666
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 067836119
ODIS ID: PS_98911
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3962938
OpenMLOL author ID: 327774
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100351285
PSS-archi architect ID: 65
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID: 51749
RERO ID (legacy): A003714622
RKDartists ID: 217411
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 92703
Roglo person ID: p=jean;n=prouve
SBN author ID: VEAV029852
SFMOMA artist ID: Jean_Prouve
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 334550
SNAC ARK ID: w6kf1jk6
SVKKL authority ID: p0043568-Prouve-Jean-19011984
Structurae person ID: 1000048
Tabakalera ID: 117220
Topic's main category: Category:Jean Prouvé
Treccani ID: jean-prouve
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: jean-prouve
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500115727
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 321930
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058521318206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1102094
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: jean-prouve
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJbCTBHByQWVv364YkRdwC
Yale LUX ID: person/f332a999-d6f5-4c0b-9c7b-7453f882ee0c

🔗 Connections

Has works in the collection 4

Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Occupation 4

politician, architect, engineer, designer

Field of work 2

architecture, design

Place of birth 2

New York City, 14th arrondissement of Paris

Students 2

Renzo Piano, Jean Lurçat

← Creator 2

Musée Cernuschi, Palais de la Porte Dorée

Archives at 1

Bibliothèque Kandinsky

Award received 1

Erasmus Prize

Country of citizenship 1

France

Employees / affiliates 1

Myra Warhaftig

Employer 1

Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers

Father 1

Victor Prouvé

Given name 1

Jean

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

French

Parent of 1

Victor Prouvé

Place of death 1

Nancy

Sex or gender 1

male

← Architect 1

Center of New Industries and Technologies

← Structural engineer 1

Accor Arena

← Winner 1

Erasmus Prize

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Summary

Jean Prouvé was born on April 8, 1901^[1], in 14th arrondissement of Paris^[2]. He died on March 23, 1984^[3], in Nancy^[4]. He worked as an architect^[5], designer^[6], politician^[7], engineer^[8], and design engineer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Jean Prouvé born?

Jean Prouvé's place of birth was 14th arrondissement of Paris^[2].

Where did Jean Prouvé die?

Jean Prouvé died in Nancy^[4].

Who were Jean Prouvé's parents?

Jean Prouvé's father was Victor Prouvé^[12]. Jean Prouvé's mother was Marie Prouvé^[13].

What did Jean Prouvé do for work?

Jean Prouvé worked as an architect^[5], designer^[6], politician^[7], engineer^[8], and design engineer^[9].

What awards did Jean Prouvé receive?

Honors received include Erasmus Prize^[22] and Auguste Perret Prize^[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Jean Prouvé — place of birth (P19): 14th arrondissement of Paris. Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved 2022-07-06. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jean Prouvé — place of birth (P19): New York City. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved 2021-07-27. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jean Prouvé — place of death (P20): Nancy. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Jean Prouvé — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jean Prouvé — father (P22): Victor Prouvé. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jean Prouvé — mother (P25): Marie Prouvé. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jean Prouvé — country of citizenship (P27): France. Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jean Prouvé — position held (P39): mayor of Nancy. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jean Prouvé — child (P40): Claude Prouvé. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2021-05-22. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jean Prouvé — child (P40): Simone Prouvé. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jean Prouvé — field of work (P101): design. ODIS. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jean Prouvé — field of work (P101): architecture. ODIS. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jean Prouvé — occupation (P106): architect. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Jean Prouvé — occupation (P106): designer. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jean Prouvé — occupation (P106): politician. archINFORM. Retrieved 2026-05-12. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jean Prouvé — occupation (P106): engineer. Retrieved 2019-05-23. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jean Prouvé — occupation (P106): design engineer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Jean Prouvé — employer (P108): Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Jean Prouvé — place of burial (P119): Cimetière de Préville. landrucimetieres.fr. landrucimetieres.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Jean Prouvé — award received (P166): Erasmus Prize. erasmusprijs.org. Retrieved 2025-01-28. erasmusprijs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Jean Prouvé — award received (P166): Auguste Perret Prize. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Jean Prouvé — archives at (P485): Bibliothèque Kandinsky. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Jean Prouvé — date of birth (P569): April 8, 1901. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-28. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jean Prouvé — date of death (P570): March 23, 1984. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-28. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Jean Prouvé — family name (P734): Prouvé. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Jean Prouvé — given name (P735): Jean. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Jean Prouvé — student (P802): Claude Prouvé. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Jean Prouvé — sponsor (P859): Saint-Just Péquart. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Jean Prouvé — student of (P1066): Émile Robert. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Jean Prouvé — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Jean Prouvé — birth name (P1477): Jean Émile Victor Prouvé. Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved 2022-07-06. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Jean Prouvé — name in native language (P1559): Jean Prouvé. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Jean Prouvé — sibling (P3373): Henri Prouvé. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2021-05-21. wikidata.org.

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