Auguste Choisy - French engineer, historian of architecture and construction equipment. He devoted most of his life to the study and teaching of architecture. His most significant work is The History of Architecture, which was published in 1899. The first Russian translation by the architect N. S. Kurdyukov appeared in 1910. The book, written by Choisy, has a well-deserved reputation among both professional architects and builders, as well as among amateurs interested in architecture. For many years, it served as one of the main manuals for architectural education. Auguste Choisy's book is distinguished by exemplary clarity, clarity of presentation of the constructive side. It is a collection of studies on the history of architecture, performed during the nineteenth century by a number of major scientists.