René de Girardin
French landscape architect
René Louis de Girardin, Marquis of Vauvray, was Jean-Jacques Rousseau's last pupil. He created the first French landscape garden at Ermenonville. It was inspired by Rousseau's ideas. De Girardin was the author of De la composition des paysages,... Wikipedia
Born: Paris, France
Died: September 20, 1808, Vernouillet, France
Grandchildren: Emile de Girardin and Ernest Stanislas de Girardin