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Ferdinand Cheval
April 19, 1836 – August 19, 1924
French architect (1836–1924)
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Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, better known as the postman Cheval, born April 19, 1836 in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse (Drôme) and died August 19, 1924 in Hauterives (Drôme), is a French postman famous for having spent 33 years of his life building a monument that he called the "Ideal Palace".
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- Birthday · April 19
- Anniversary · August 19
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