Emmanuel Héré de Corny

Architect

1705 – 1763

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Who was Emmanuel Héré de Corny?

Emmanuel Héré de Corny was the court architect to Stanisław Leszczyński, Duke of Lorraine and former King of Poland at his capital of Nancy.

Corny, who was born in Nancy, is famous for the harmonious suite of axial spaces he developed, extending from the Place Stanislas to the Palais du Gouvernement; the sequence is a prime example of eighteenth-century urbanism. He died, aged 57, in Lunéville.

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Born
Oct 12, 1705
Nancy
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Died
Feb 2, 1763
Lunéville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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