Henri Challan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henri Challan

French composer

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1910

Place of Birth: Asnières-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 18-Feb-1977

Profession: composer, university teacher, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Henri Challan (12 December 1910 in Asnières – 18 February 1977) 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.
One of his notable pupils was Japanese composer Akira Miyoshi and French organist Pierre Pincemaille. His twin brother René Challan (1910–1978) was also a composer.