Prosper Morey

Mathieu-Prosper Morey was a French architect born on December 27, 1805, in Nancy. He died in the same city on July 5, 1886. He played a major role in modernizing the capital city of Lorraine during the 19th century. Prosper Morey contributed mainly in Nancy with several civil and religious buildings such as Saint-Epvre basilica. Beyond architecture, Prosper Morey was also a historian, a scholar, and a member of the Académie de Stanislas. Over a hundred of his drawings, including drawings of the ruins of Pompei, are kept at the bibliothèque municipale de Nancy.