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Description

The monument is dedicated to the founders and precursors of Martinière school in Lyon. La Martiniè're Schools were founded posthumously by Major General Claude Martin (Lyon 1735-Lucknow, India 1800, Wikipedia), in the early 19th century. Martin had acquired a large fortune while serving the Nawab of Awadh Asaf-ud-Daula and bequeath a major part of his estate to establish the schools. His will outlined every detail of the schools, from their location to the manner of celebrating the annual Founder's Day. There are seven branches, in Calcutta and Lucknow in India each two (boys and girls separately) and three in Lyon.

On the front (east side) of the monument is a bronze bust of Claude Martin, with a plaque with his date, and at the top the school's motto 'LABORE CONSTANTIA'.

claude MARTIN fondateur de LA MARTINIERE ne a lyon le 7 janvier 1735 mort a lucknow le 13 sept. 1800

On the three other sides are relief portraits of Charles-Henri Tabareau, Gaspard-Alphonse Dupasquier and Louis-Gaspard Dupasquier and reliefs of their classes.

North	West	South
DESSIN	MATHEMATIQUES	CHIMIE
louis-gaspard DUPASQUIER — professeur de dessin a l'ecole LA MARTINIERE — architecte du gouvernement membre de l'academie des sciences belles lettres et arts de lyon — 1800-1870	charles-henri TABAREAU — createur de l'ecole LA MARTINIERE et de son enseignement — doyen de la Faculte des sciences membre de l'academie des sciences belles lettres et arts de lyon ancien officier du genie — 1800-1866	gaspard-alphonse DUPASQUIER — professeur de chimie a l'ecole de medecine et a LA MARTINIERE — medecin de l'hotel-dieu ancien president de l'academie des sciences belles lettres et arts de lyon — 1793-1848
Louis Dupasquier (Lyon 1800 - Blacé, Rhône 1870) French architect (Wikipedia).	Charles-Henri Tabareau (Béziers 1790* - Lyon 1866 mathematician, engineer; founder of La Martinière in Lyon (Biography). *the birth date 1800 on the monument seems to be erronous	Gaspard Alphonse Dupasquier (Chessy, Rhône 1793 - Lyon 1848) French physician, pharmacist and chemist (Wikipedia).
methode dupasquier enseignement du dessin et du modelage	methode tabareau enseignement des mathematiques a la martiniere	enseignement de la chimie organise a la martiniere par alp. dupasquier

The bronze bust and reliefs were molten in 1944 under the Vichy regime, and replaced with copies in 1959.

Inscription(s)

la pensee creatrire de la martiniere a ete de fonder une grande ecole ou le fils de l'ouvrier put acquerir les connaissances des sciences appliquees qui en meme temps qu'elles ennoblissent les professions manuelles elevent souvent ceux qui les partiquent au rang des hommes les plus utiles au pays. <h. tabareau 1865> —— .CE MONUMENT. erige par souscription sur l'initiative de la societe des anciens eleves de la martiniere et de son president tobie Robatel sous le patronage de Mr edouard HERRIOT maire de lyon a ete inaugure le 10 decembre 1911

Sculptor

• Charles Textor (Lyon 1835 - Lyon 1905), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
• Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Statues.
• Wikipedia, La Martiniere College.

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Locatie (N 45°46'5" - E 4°49'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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