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Edgar-William Brandt Biography
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1880 |
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Born in Paris on 24th December at 46, rue de Bergelais, Paris.
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1886 |
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Family moved to Orléans.
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1894 |
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Enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Professionelle de Vierzon, a technical, craft-orientated school.
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1898 |
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Received diploma on July 31st (Brevet Technicien Supérieur).
Did two years‘ military service with the 153rd Infantry in Nancy.
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1901 |
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Opened the first small workshop at 76, rue Michel-Ange.
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1903 |
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Took part for the first time in the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
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1904 |
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Married Renée Largaud (1883-1963) on June 16th.
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1905 |
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Birth of daughter Jane.
Purchase of premises for a studio at 101, Boulevard Murat.
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1907 |
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Birth of daughter Andrée.
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1908 |
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Awarded gold medal 1st class, at the Salon des Artistes Francais. Became member of the vetting team of the organisation.
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1913 |
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Work for the large town theatre and the Bank Paul in Nancy.
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1914 |
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Brandt was ordered to go to Toul near Nancy for military service. There it became apparent to him that the French Infantry had no light versatile weapon with a long target-range. At the end of the year he returned to Paris with the order to design and make a 60mm mortar and the required ammunition.
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1915 |
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Presentation of his fist mortar activated by air pressure on three legs with a high precision range of 360 meters.
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1919 |
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Birth of son Francois.
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1921 |
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Awarded title of Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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1923 |
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Awarded the Medal of Honour for Applied Art by the Société des Artistes Francais.
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1925 |
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Opening of the Gallery Edgar Brandt at 27, Boulevard Malesherbes and of a second workshop at 25, rue de Hameau.
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1926 |
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Awarded the title of Officer of the Legion of Honour.
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1938 |
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Journey to USA and Canada with his wife and son on the Normandie.
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1939 |
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Moved to Switzerland.
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1955 |
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Given an order to restore six monumental doors in the Palace of Versailles.
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1960 |
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Died in Geneva after a long illness.
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