Background
He was born in 1854 at Roquefort-de-Marsan in the Landes, France, to Jean Jacques Péré and his wife Marie Pargade. He married Anaïs Russo, the daughter of a prominent Levantine family of Italian and French origin from İzmir.
He was born in 1854 at Roquefort-de-Marsan in the Landes, France, to Jean Jacques Péré and his wife Marie Pargade. He married Anaïs Russo, the daughter of a prominent Levantine family of Italian and French origin from İzmir.
He is best remembered as the designer of the İzmir Clock Tower, the landmark of İzmir situated in the city"s Konak Square. They had ten children named Ferdinand, Pierre, Charles, Henriette, Bernard, François, Marie, Michel, Joseph and Louis. Raymond Charles Péré died on October 15, 1929 in İzmir.
