Hallet, Étienne Sulpice

(ātyĕn` sülpēs` älā`), 1755–1825, French architect. He emigrated c.1789 to the United States, where he became known as Stephen Hallet. Before the opening of the public competition for the design of the Capitol, at Washington, D.C., Hallet had submitted designs to Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State. His plan consisted of a monumental central dome with flanking wings, and he was encouraged to go on with the project. In 1793, however, the design submitted by William ThorntonThornton, William,
1759–1828, American architect, b. Tortola, British Virgin Islands, He studied (1781–84) medicine at Edinburgh but received his medical degree (1784) at the Univ. of Aberdeen. In 1787 he emigrated to the United States and became a citizen in 1788.
..... Click the link for more information. was approved and adopted by the President, who, in justice to Hallet, retained him as supervisor of the execution of Thornton's plans. When, however, Hallet attempted to introduce some alterations in Thornton's design, he was dismissed from the post.

单词	hallet, étienne sulpice
释义	Hallet, Étienne Sulpice Hallet, Étienne Sulpice (ātyĕn` sülpēs` älā`), 1755–1825, French architect. He emigrated c.1789 to the United States, where he became known as Stephen Hallet. Before the opening of the public competition for the design of the Capitol, at Washington, D.C., Hallet had submitted designs to Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State. His plan consisted of a monumental central dome with flanking wings, and he was encouraged to go on with the project. In 1793, however, the design submitted by William ThorntonThornton, William, 1759–1828, American architect, b. Tortola, British Virgin Islands, He studied (1781–84) medicine at Edinburgh but received his medical degree (1784) at the Univ. of Aberdeen. In 1787 he emigrated to the United States and became a citizen in 1788. ..... Click the link for more information. was approved and adopted by the President, who, in justice to Hallet, retained him as supervisor of the execution of Thornton's plans. When, however, Hallet attempted to introduce some alterations in Thornton's design, he was dismissed from the post.
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