Mignan, Édouard
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| Birthname | Édouard Charles Octave Mignan | ||||
| born on | 17 March 1884 at 10:00 (= 10:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Orléans, France, 47n55, 1e54 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m1e54 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
French organist and composer, who started his career as the organist of the église Saint Paterne at age 14. He studied organ in Paris with Alexandre Guilmant and Louis Vierne and won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1912. He was organist at Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin from 1917 to 1935. He succeeded Henri Dallier as organist of la Madeleine in 1935 and held that post until 1962. He died in Paris on 17 September 1969, aged 85.
Relationships
- (has as) teacher relationship with Guilmant, Alexandre (born 12 March 1837)
- (has as) teacher relationship with Vierne, Louis (born 8 October 1870)
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate (acte n° 304) from the online Orléans municipal archives. Marriage and death data in margin.
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 85)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Organist)
