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Benoist, François, 1794-1878

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Personal name headingBenoist, François, 1794-1878
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Variant(s)Benoist, Fr., 1794-1878
Associated countryFrance
Birth date1794-09-10
Death date1878-05-06
Place of birthNantes (France)
Place of deathParis (France)
Field of activityComposition (Music) Organ (Musical instrument)--Instruction and study
AffiliationConservatoire national supérieur de musique
Profession or occupationOrganists
Composers Music teachers
Found inBoëly, A.P. Fr. Judex crederis, 1984: t.p. (Fr. Benoist) p. 2 (François Benoist; b. 9/10/1794; d. 5/6/1878)
Wikipedia, August 28, 2013 (François Benoist born in Nantes; was a French organist, composer and pedagogue; studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and won the Prix de Rome in 1815 for his cantata Œnone; became organist and professor of organ at the Conservatoire a position he held for 50 years; students included César Franck, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Lecocq, Georges Bizet among others; died in Paris)
Benoist, François. Pièces pour orgue. Volume III, ©2013: title page (François Benoist)
Grove music online, November 25, 2019 (Benoist, François; born Nantes, September 10, 1794; died Paris, May 6, 1878; French organist, teacher and composer)