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Alfred-Henri Recoura

French architect (1864–1940)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 15, 2023
Entity authorityQ2834914 ↗
Source-derived summary

Alfred-Henri Recoura or Alfred Recoura (30 September 1864 in Grenoble – 6 December 1940 in Paris), was a French architect.

He is best known for his work on the Basilica of the Visitation in Annecy.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Alfred-Henri Recoura” as french architect (1864–1940). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Alfred-Henri, Recoura and French.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1864, 1940—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1864-09-30. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Alfred-Henri, Recoura and French providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Alfred-Henri Recoura”, the useful work is to connect “french architect (1864–1940)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 15, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q2834914. VIAF identifies the subject as 305855076. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1864 and 1940.

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This entry incorporates text from “Alfred-Henri Recoura” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.