Albert Pissis

Albert Pissis
Born	Albert Pissis April 26, 1852 Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
Died	July 5, 1914 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education	École des Beaux-Arts
Occupation	Architect
Known for	introducing the Beaux-Arts architectural style to San Francisco, California

Albert Pissis (1852–1914) was a prolific Mexican-born American architect, of French and Mexican descent. He was active in San Francisco and had studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. He is credited with introducing the Beaux-Arts architectural style to San Francisco, California, designing a number of important buildings in the city in the years before and after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.^[1]