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Wast, Jean
architect; d. Oct.8, 1581.
At the death of his father Jean, he succeeded him as maítre en second in the construction of the cathedral of Beauvais, serving under Martin Chambiges until his death in 1532, and after that under Michel Lalye. In 1557 he had succeeded Lalye as chief architect. Wast made the plans of the famous central tower of the cathedral of Beauvais, and built the lower stories, which were stone. The wooden spire was added by Florent Dailly. This tower fell in 1573.
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