Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811 - 1899)

Born 4 Feb 1811 in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Husband of Catherine Adélaïde Virginie Blanc — married 3 Feb 1854 in Paris, Seine, France

Died 13 Oct 1899 at age 88 in Paris, Seine, France

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Biography

Aristide Cavaillé-Coll was a French organ builder. His scientific study and innovation earned him the reputation as being the finest organ builder of the nineteenth century.

Aristide Cavaillé-Coll was born on February 4, 1811, in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. His father was Dominique Hyacinthe Cavaillé-Coll (1771-abt.1862) and his mother was Jeanne Autard (1788-abt.1864).

He married Catherine Adélaïde Virginie (Blanc) Cavaillé-Coll (1828-1868) on February 3, 1854, in Paris, Seine, France. There were seven children from this union. Four of them lived to adulthood:^[1]

Awards he received include Knight of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great, Order of Saint Sylvester, and Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Aristide Cavaillé-Coll died at the age of eighty-eight years on October 13, 1899, in Paris, Seine, France. His earthly remains are buried at Cimetière de Montparnasse, 14ème arrondissement, Paris, France.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, French Government Si Cavaillé-Coll, 1808-1886
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/17105044/aristide-cavaille-coll : accessed 05 July 2021), memorial page for Aristide Cavaille-Coll (4 Feb 1811–13 Oct 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #17105044 citing Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France ; Maintained by Natalia Danesi (contributor 46834833)

• Wikipedia contributors, "Aristide Cavaillé-Coll," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aristide_Cavaill%C3%A9-Coll&oldid=915269417 (accessed September 17, 2019).

• Wikidata: Item Q356502, en:Wikipedia

• Wikimedia Commons, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, [1]

• Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, French Government Site,[2]

• Aristide Cavaillé-Coll and His Instruments in England by Charlotte O'Neill at Vox Humana,[3]

• Organs of Paris, Cavaillé-Coll [4]