Jules Cottin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jules Cottin

French musician

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1868

Place of Birth: 9th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 25-May-1922

Profession: composer, music pedagogue, mandolinist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Jules Cottin (1868–1922) was a mandolin virtuoso who played in Paris from the 1890s.
A pupil of the guitarist Jacques Bosch, he became part of the mandolin revival, which revitalized the instrument after its long decline in the 19th century.
He was part of a group of virtuosi mandolinists, including Giuseppe Silvestri, Ferdinando de Cristofaro, and Jean Pietrapertosa, who played before enthusiastic Paris audiences.
He was also a composer and author, writing the 1891 mandolin method book, Celèbre Méthode Complète Theoretique et Pratique de Mandoline. Cottin played in Paris with his brother Alfred (1863–1923), who played guitar, and his sister Madeleine (1876 – d.
after 1952).
His siblings were also composers and, like Jules, his sister wrote a mandolin method book.