Frantz Jourdain

Frantz Jourdain
Jourdain in 1923
Born3 October 1847
Antwerp, Belgium
Died22 August 1935(1935-08-22) (aged 87)
OccupationArchitect
ChildrenFrancis

Frantz Jourdain (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ts ʒuʁdɛ̃]; 3 October 1847 – 22 August 1935) was a Belgian architect and author. He is best known for La Samaritaine, an Art Nouveau department store built in the 1st arrondissement of Paris in three stages between 1904 and 1928. He was respected as an authority on Art Nouveau.