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Josué Smith Solar

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Josué Smith Solar
Born(1867-12-08)December 8, 1867
San Nicolás, Chile
Died1938 (aged 70–71)
Santiago
NationalityChilean
EducationColegio Sagrados Corazones de Santiago de Chile
Alma materPolytechnic College of Pennsylvania
OccupationArchitect
SpouseCecilia Miller
Parent(s)Silas Baldwin Smith
Leonor Solar

Josué Smith Solar (December 8, 1867 – 1938) was a Chilean architect.

Life and career

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Josué Smith Solar was born in San Nicolás, Chile,[1] son of American engineer Silas Baldwin Smith and Chilean citizen Leonor Solar Ojeda.[2][3] Smith Solar studied in Chillán and at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones of Santiago. In 1885, he began to study architecture at the Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania, United States.

In 1889 he traveled to Europe and returned to the United States in 1891, where he opened an architectural firm in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1894 he moved with his wife Cecilia Celestine Miller to Chile, and they ultimately settled there.[4] His son, José Smith Miller, worked with him in Chile.

Architectural works

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Smith's main works were the following:[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Reyes Coca, Marco Aurelio (2013). Revista Chillán Antiguo - Teatro Municipal de Chillán (in Spanish). Chillán: La Discusión. p. 13.
  2. ^ Contreras Vásquez, Patricio (2 October 2011). "Josué Smith Solar: el legado y la visión de un gran arquitecto olvidado". El Mercurio. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. ^ Pérez de Arce 2010, p. 15
  4. ^ Pérez de Arce 2010, pp. 15–17
  5. ^ "El legado de Smith Solar y Smith Miller arquitectos". Retrieved 15 January 2013.

Bibliography

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  • Pérez de Arce, Mario (2010). "Smith Solar & Smith Miller, arquitectos" (in Spanish). Santiago: Universidad Finis Terrae.

 

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