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Auguste Franchomme

1808 - 1884

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Auguste-Joseph Franchomme (10 April 1808 – 21 January 1884) was a French cellist and composer. In addition to his work in Paris, he collaborated with Spanish cellist Víctor Mirecki Larramat and Belgian cellist Adrien-François Servais in founding what is considered the Spanish school of cellists, influencing future generations there. For his many contributions to music, he was decorated with the French Légion d'honneur in 1884. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Auguste Franchomme is the 958th most popular musician (down from 768th in 2019), the 3,554th most popular biography from France (down from 3,205th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular French Musician.

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Among musicians, Auguste Franchomme ranks 958 out of 3,175. Before him are Arvīds Jansons, John Norum, Karl Bartos, Peter Maxwell Davies, Svend Asmussen, and D'arcy Wretzky. After him are Jeff Hanneman, Eric Dolphy, Valery Afanassiev, Jorge Bolet, Jerry Garcia, and Steve Jordan.

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Among people born in 1808, Auguste Franchomme ranks 44. Before him are Emma Darwin, Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval, Prince Frederick of Württemberg, Caterina Scarpellini, Karl Friedrich Lessing, and August von Werder. After him are Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso, Pyotr Chikhachyov, James Nasmyth, Sofia Adlersparre, Lysander Spooner, and Rodolfo Amando Philippi. Among people deceased in 1884, Auguste Franchomme ranks 41. Before him are Ludwig Richter, Gustave Le Gray, Keshub Chandra Sen, Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, Antonio García Gutiérrez, and Aníbal Pinto. After him are Johann Gottfried Piefke, Victor Massé, Giuseppe De Nittis, Juan Bautista Alberdi, Pavlo Chubynsky, and Kiến Phúc.

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In France

Among people born in France, Auguste Franchomme ranks 3,554 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Louis de Rambures (1930), Evgeny Paton (1870), Jean Laplanche (1924), Alexandre Falguière (1831), Claudin de Sermisy (1490), and Joseph Bienaimé Caventou (1795). After him are Dany Robin (1927), Johannes de Muris (1290), Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779), Isaac de Benserade (1613), René Barjavel (1911), and Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer (1747).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Auguste Franchomme ranks 43. Before him are Christian Ferras (1933), Bob Sinclar (1969), Pierre Baillot (1771), Paul de Senneville (1933), Nicolas de Grigny (1672), and Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825). After him are Jean-Luc Ponty (1942), Charles Dancla (1817), Éric Serra (1959), Louis Diémer (1843), Francis Cabrel (1953), and Eddy Mitchell (1942).

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