Napoléon Alkan

The family was Jewish, and Alkan Morhange ran a successful music school.

All of the Morhange children adopted their father's name as their surname, and all successfully attended the Conservatoire de Paris.

Maxime Alkan (28 May 1818 – 1891) wrote popular music including dances for piano.

[1] Napoléon became a student at the Conservatoire in 1835 where he studied piano with Pierre Zimmermann, organ with François Benoist and counterpoint and fugue with Adolphe Adam.

[3][4] In June 1857, he taught in the class of military students, then from April 1866 was tenured as associate professor of solfeggio.