Édouard Didron

Édouard Didron (1836-1902) was a French stained glass artist and art writer.

Early life
Édouard Amedée Didron was born on 13 October 1836 in Paris. His father was Mr Fiot and his mother, Ms Didron. His uncle, the archeologist and art historian Adolphe Napoléon Didron (1806-1867), adopted him.

Career
He designed the stained glass in the Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul in Marseille. He also designed stained glass in the Église Sainte-Rosalie in Paris, the Église Saint-Christophe in Cergy, the Église Saint-Ouen in Le Tronquay, the Église Notre-Dame in Neufchâtel-en-Bray, the Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise in Pontoise, the Basilica of St. Sernin in Toulouse, the Eglise Notre Dame de Carentan and the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux in Périgueux.

Additionally, he wrote many books about art. He denounced the "bastardization" of Gothic art, which meant the decoration of bars and private residences with medieval and mock-medieval works. He was also the editor of Annales Archéologiques from 1867 to 1872.

Death
He died on 14 April 1902 in Paris.

List of Works
France
 * Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône
 * Cathedrale Saint-Front, Périgueux, Dordogne
 * Eglise Saint-Ouen, Le Tronquay, Eure
 * Basilica de Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne
 * Sainte-Roslie, Paris, Île-de-France
 * Eglise Notre-Dame, Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Seine-Maritime
 * Saint-Christophe Church, Créteil, Val-de-Marne
 * Cathedrale Saint-Maclou, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise
 * Église Saint Germain des Prés, Paris : dated 1894, in the chapel Saint Joseph in the ambulatory

United Kingdom
 * St. Mary's Church, Feltwell, Norfolk