Halévy, Léon |
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BORN 4 Jan 1802, Paris - DIED 2 Sep 1883, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 03, ligne 05, numéro 25) |
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Léon Halévy was the son of the Jewish author Élie Halévy and the brother of the playwright Fromental Helévy. He collaborated with Saint-Simon on the latter's journal "Le Producteur". In 1828 he published a history on the Jews in modern times. In 1829 he had a son by the opera singer Lucinda Paradol. From 1831 to 1834 he was assistant professor at the École Polytechnique. He was baptised in order to marry Alexandrine, the daughter of the architect Louis-Hippolyte Lebas. Alexandrine agreed to adopt his illegitimate son and in 1834 their son Ludovic Halévy, the famous librettist, was born. In 1837 Léon Halévy was appointed chief of the bureau of scientific societies at the Ministry of Public Instruction and he held this post until 1853. After that he concentrated on literature and wrote many poems and plays. He published a biography on his brother Fromental after his death in 1864. Léon Halévy died in 1883. Family • Son: Halévy, Ludovic Related persons • is brother/sister of Halévy, Fromental • wrote about Halévy, Fromental |
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 The mausoleum of Jacques Fromental Halévy at the Montmartre Cimetière, Paris. Picture by Androom (05 Nov 2017) |
Sources • Léon Halévy - Wikipedia |
