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Cherbourg-Octeville
Manche
Basse-Normandie

Parc Emmanuel Liais

Emmanuel Liais

Cherbourg 1826 - Cherbourg 1900
French astronomer, botanist and explorer who spent many years in Brazil; Mayor of Cherbourg
(Wikipedia)

Antoinette Sloïmovici
1955

Description

Stone bust.

Inscription(s)

A
EMMANVEL LIAIS
Ancien Directeur Adjoint
de l'Observatoire
de Paris
Maire de Cherbourg
—
1826-1900

Annotation

In 1903 a bronze statue of Liais was placed in the park bequeathed by him to the town of Cherbourg. This statue was melted during the German Occupation and in 1955 replaced by a stone bust, on the same socle.

Sculptor

Antoinette Sloïmovici, French sculptress.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres d'art de la Manche.
E-monumen.net.

Locatie (N 49°38'34" - W 1°37'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbn111; Photograph: 7 August 2015
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