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]
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