Paul Marmottan

Paul Marmottan (26 August 1856 – 15 March 1932), was a French art historian, collector and patron. Both through his taste and his writings, he was a precursor in the knowledge and study of the First Empire period.

On his death, he bequeathed his collection, his Parisian mansion and his villa in Boulogne to the Académie des beaux-arts, which turned them into the musée Marmottan-Monet and the bibliothèque Marmottan respectively. His donations to the Assistance publique also enabled the creation of the Marmottan Hospital. Provided by Wikipedia