Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul

Among his notable pupils were Adolphe and Caroline Samuel, César Franck, and Jean-Théodore Radoux, the latter of whom succeeded him as conservatory director.

[1] Born Louis-Joseph Daussoigne in Givet, Ardennes, he legally changed his name to Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul on 12 August 1845 when he was 55 years old.

His teachers included Louis Adam (piano), Charles Simon Catel (harmony), and his uncle (composition).

[1] In 1809, Daussoigne-Méhul won the Prix de Rome with the cantata Agar dans le désert.

Although he had admirers among his contemporaries, his music had no lasting impact and fell into obscurity by the late 19th century.