Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a French classical composer and conductor. Büsser began teaching at the Conservatoire in Paris

Was a French classical composer and conductor. Büsser began teaching at the Conservatoire in Paris in 1921, and was promoted to professor of composition in 1931. Noted students include Prix de Rome winner Henri Challan and the Japanese composer Tomojiro Ikenouchi (1906–1991). The Académie[clarification needed] elected him as member in 1938.

Was a violist and music publisher. He was the brother of Marius Casadesus, uncle of the famous piani

Was a violist and music publisher. He was the brother of Marius Casadesus, uncle of the famous pianist Robert Casadesus, and granduncle of Jean Casadesus. He founded the Society of Ancient Instruments with Camille Saint-Saëns in 1901. The society, which operated between 1901 and 1939, was a quintet of performers who used obsolete instruments such as the viola da gamba, or Casadesus's own instrument, the viola d'amore.

Was a French composer and music educator. He had a long association with the Conservatoire de Paris

Was a French composer and music educator. He had a long association with the Conservatoire de Paris where he was both a student and a faculty member. He was a pupil of Jean Gallon and Henri Büsser and was appointed a professor of harmony in 1936. That same year he won both the first and second prize at the Prix de Rome.[1] One of his notable pupils was Japanese composer Akira Miyoshi.

Was a convicted felon chiefly known as the author of Papillon, a memoir of his incarceration in a pe

Was a convicted felon chiefly known as the author of Papillon, a memoir of his incarceration in a penal colony on French Guiana.Charrière was born in Ardèche, France. He had two older sisters. His mother died in 1917, when Henri was nearly 11 years old, fourteen years before his conviction. In 1923, at the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the French Navy, and served for two years. After leaving the Navy, Charrière became a member of the Paris underworld, and married a French woman and had a daughter. He was convicted of the murder of a pimp, Roland le Petit, a charge which he strenuously claimed was false. He was sentenced to hard labour for life on October 26, 1931. He had to leave behind his family, his pregnant wife and his daughter.

Was an avant-garde poet and musician.Henri Chopin was a little-known but key figure of the French av

Was an avant-garde poet and musician.Henri Chopin was a little-known but key figure of the French avant-garde during the second half of the 20th century. Known primarily as a concrete and sound poet, he created a large body of pioneering recordings using

Was a French composer and music critic who lived in Paris. Today his music is seldom performed and h

Was a French composer and music critic who lived in Paris. Today his music is seldom performed and he is best remembered for his 1920 article in Comoedia in which he coined the term Groupe des six to designate a young group of musicians at the Conservatoire de Paris which included Francis Poulenc and Darius Milhaud.

Was a French composer, conductor, and organist.Gabriel Pierné was the organist at Saint Clotilde

Was a French composer, conductor, and organist.Gabriel Pierné was the organist at Saint Clotilde Basilica in Paris from 1890-1898, succeeding his teacher César Franck, and himself being succeeded by another distinguished Franck pupil, Charles Tournemire. Associated for many years with Edouard Colonne's concert series, the Concerts Colonne, from 1903, Pierné became chief conductor of this series in 1910, and remained in the post until 1934.

French writer and historian whose real name was Henri Petiot. Daniel-Rops was the son of a military

French writer and historian whose real name was Henri Petiot. Daniel-Rops was the son of a military officer. He was a student at the Faculties of Law and Literature in Grenoble, receiving his Agrégation in History in 1922 at the age of 21, the youngest in France. He was a professor of history in Chambéry, then in Amiens and finally in Paris.

Was a French nobleman, translator, film director, film producer, sometimes actor and war hero who wa

Was a French nobleman, translator, film director, film producer, sometimes actor and war hero who was best known for his high-profile marriages to two leading Hollywood actresses.

Was a French composer of the middle Baroque period. He was a child prodigy and sang as a boy soprano

Was a French composer of the middle Baroque period. He was a child prodigy and sang as a boy soprano in the royal chapel. His opera Endymion was staged at Versailles in March 1682. In 1683, King Louis XIV gave Desmarets a 900-livre pension. He was then hired by the King of Spain, Philip V, in 1701 and then by Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine, in 1707. He was pardoned by the Duke of Burgundy in 1720. He died in Lunéville.

Was a Franco-Belgian composer. Dumont was married (1653) to Mechthild Loyens, daughter of the mayor

Was a Franco-Belgian composer. Dumont was married (1653) to Mechthild Loyens, daughter of the mayor of Maastricht. As a widower he acquired the substantial benefice of the abbey of Silly near Lisieux in Normandy. In 1683 he resigned the last of his posts and died a year later in Paris.

Was a French composer of the late Romantic period.

Was a French composer of the late Romantic period.

Is one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work

Is one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tradition of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Albert Roussel, but in a style distinctly his own. Although his output is relatively small, its quality and originality have won international acclaim.

Was a French history professor, resistor, writer and politician. He was history professor at the lyc

Was a French history professor, resistor, writer and politician. He was history professor at the lycée Chateaubriand at Rennes from 1932 and from 1949 to 1971 taught modern history at the Faculty of Letters at Rennes, which became the Université Rennes II. He was one of the founders of the Institut armoricain de recherches historiques.

Was a French composer of Swiss birth.[1] The son of a French Savoyard watchmaker,[2] Christiné was

Was a French composer of Swiss birth.[1] The son of a French Savoyard watchmaker,[2] Christiné was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He began by teaching at the lycée in Geneva, while pursuing his interest in music and playing organ in a local church. He married a cafe singer whose troupe was passing through Geneva, and went with her to Nice where they were married.[3] He made his home in France, writing songs firstly for his wife and then for popular singers such as Mayol, Dranem, and Fragson. He also conducted for music-hall at the Place Clichy.

Was a highly idiosyncratic Belgian poet, writer and painter who wrote in the French language. Michau

Was a highly idiosyncratic Belgian poet, writer and painter who wrote in the French language. Michaux is best known for his esoteric books written in a highly accessible style, and his body of work includes poetry, travelogues, and art criticism. Michaux

Was a French composer, the son of Pierre Montan Berton. He was principally known as a composer of op

Was a French composer, the son of Pierre Montan Berton. He was principally known as a composer of opera, including Montano et Stéphanie in 1798 and La Romance in 1804. He became the director of the Paris Italian opera company in 1806 and was also a professor of harmony at the Paris conservatoire.

A French organist and composer. Most of his published compositions were for the organ. His works for

A French organist and composer. Most of his published compositions were for the organ. His works for organ have been called "expressive in a post-Romantic manner."[citation needed] He won first prize for cello in Delsart's class in 1893. He won second prize for organ in 1897. He studied organ with Guilmant and Widor. He served as an organist in several churches in Paris; he was a professor at the Ecole Niedermeyer and at the Schola Cantorum.

Was a French conductor and composer. Hippolyte Rabaud (1839–1900), who was a professor of cello at

Was a French conductor and composer. Hippolyte Rabaud (1839–1900), who was a professor of cello at the Paris Conservatory. Henri studied with André Gédalge and Jules Massenet at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1908, he became the conductor at the Paris Opéra at the Opéra-Comique and from 1914 to 1918 he directed the Opéra. He was musical director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for only one season before returning to Paris.

Was a popular 19th-century French writer and considered one of the fathers of the modern short story

Was a popular 19th-century French writer and considered one of the fathers of the modern short story.A protégé of Flaubert, Maupassant's stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient, effortless dénouement. Many of the stories ar

Was a French composer. Born Henri-Pierre Poupard in Bordeaux, he adopted his mother's maiden name as

Was a French composer. Born Henri-Pierre Poupard in Bordeaux, he adopted his mother's maiden name as his pseudonym. His output includes operas, ballets, four symphonies (1945, 1949, 1955, 1971), concertos, chamber and choral music and numerous songs, as well as film music. Although he experimented with musique concrète and expanded tonality, he remained opposed to particular systems and his music evolved little: he developed tonal or modal ideas in smooth curves, producing an art of clarity, simplicity and restraint.

Was a Romanian stenographer and writer. Stahl was the chief stenographer of the Romanian Parliament

Was a Romanian stenographer and writer. Stahl was the chief stenographer of the Romanian Parliament and in 1908, he created an original system of a stenography, which became the Romanian stenography standard. In 1914, he published the first Romanian "classic science fiction" novel, Un român în luna ("A Romanian on the Moon"). He was the father of Serban Voinea, an activist of the Romanian Social Democratic Party, of novelist Henriette Yvonne Stahl, and of sociologist Henri H. Stahl.[1]

Was a French classical composer and conductor. In 1921, he commenced his studies at the Paris Conser

Was a French classical composer and conductor. In 1921, he commenced his studies at the Paris Conservatoire with a scholarship from Marseille and a stipend from a lawyer, Maitre Levy Oulman. He still performed at cafes and in the cinemas to earn money, however. His friend Maurice Franck described Tomasi as a hard worker: "He showed up with a fugue a week,

Was a French author, biographer, historian and novelist of Armenian descent. Born in Moscow, his fam

Was a French author, biographer, historian and novelist of Armenian descent. Born in Moscow, his family fled Russia in fear of the coming revolution. After a long exodus taking them to the Caucasus on to Crimea and later by sea to Constantinople and then

Was a French author who was deeply involved with the artistic avant-garde in Paris and the Dada move

Was a French author who was deeply involved with the artistic avant-garde in Paris and the Dada movement. Roché was a respected journalist as well as an art collector and dealer. At the turn of the 20th century, he became close friends with a number of young artists from the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris including: Manuel Ortiz de Zárate, Marie Vassilieff, and also from Montmartre: Max Jacob