French military officer
Not to be confused with
Henri Duponchel (1794–1868), a former director of the Paris Opera and founder of the prestigious Parisian silversmith firm Maison Duponchel.
Charles-Edmond Duponchel |
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| Born | (1804-04-07)7 April 1804 |
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| Died | 13 February 1864(1864-02-13) (aged 59) |
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| Occupation(s) | French military officer accountant and architecture |
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| Awards | Legion of Honour – Knight (1855) |
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Charles-Edmond Duponchel (7 April 1804 – 13 February 1864) was a French military officer accountant, in which capacity he served in Spain and Algeria. In addition, he studied architecture. He has frequently been confused by later writers with his contemporary Henri Duponchel, at one time director of the Paris Opera, who also studied architecture and has often erroneously been referred to under Charles-Edmond Duponchel's name.[1]
- ^ Dion-Tenenbaum 1997, p. 71. The confusion of identities, resulting in Charles-Edmond Duponchel's first names being given to Henri Duponchel, was made early on. Vapereau 1858, p. 38, gives the incorrect name (as well the incorrect 1795 as the year of his birth), as does Larousse 1870, p. 1412. Incorrect first names have frequently and persistently been used by various authors, even quite recently. For example, Steven Huebner 1992 in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera and Kelly 2004, p. 172, identify the director of the Opera as Charles-Edmond Duponchel. Henri Duponchel's correct first name was determined as early as Ivor Guest's 1956 biography of Fanny Cerrito (see p. 117) and in his 1981 compilation of the correspondence of Arthur Saint-Léon.