Facts: - death place: vichy , france - caption: lassus '' , paris , 1858 from the '' album de villard de honnecourt - death date: 15 july 1857 - birth date: 19 march 1807 - name: jean-baptiste-antoine lassus - nationality: french - image: lassus , jean baptiste antoine.jpg - birth place: paris , france - occupation: architect Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jean-baptiste lassus .
jean-baptiste-antoine lassus -lrb- 19 march 1807 -- 15 july 1857 -rrb- was a french architect who became an expert in restoration or recreation of medieval architecture .he was a strong believer in the early gothic architecture style , which he thought as a true french and christian tradition , and was opposed to the classical graeco-roman styles promoted by the academic establishment .