Taught
Septimus Winner around 1853. Conductor in Napoleon's army, then founded an amateur orchestra in Philadelphia. (Also seems to have been a publisher, by himself and in conjunction with Fiot.) From "Philadelphia History, Volume 2": "When the Handel & Haydn Society gave its first concert in its new hall... Dr. Meignen was its leader." (This took place on December 30th 1856, the authors continue.)
