Born 1826 in Mazères (near Toulouse), died 1897 in Paris 9e (death regN°90). [1][2]
Listed in the yearbooks of the Association des artistes musiciens from 1863 to 1896. [3][4]
Supporter of balloon aviation; passenger at the adventurous flight of the Géant in 1863. [5][6] He reported on this experience in a letter to Alfred Musard, with whom he had just written the cantata L'Aigle de France. [7][8]
