Gustave Nadaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gustave Nadaud

songwriter

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1820

Place of Birth: Roubaix, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1893

Profession: composer, poet, songwriter, chansonnier, goguettier

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Gustave Nadaud (20 February 1820 in Roubaix – 28 April 1893 in Passy) was a French songwriter and chansonnier. Nadaud's first career was as an accountant; he took up songwriting as a hobby at age 28.
His friends encouraged him, and he submitted his work for publication in L'Illustration and Le Figaro.
This genre of songwriting followed on from writers of the previous generation such as Pierre-Jean de Béranger. Many of his songs were political; his Pandore and Soldat du Marsala were both forbidden under the Second French Empire.
Others were like simple folk songs, such as Carcassonne, which is the lament of a peasant who was never able to visit Carcassonne, a city on the Aude River near the Pyrenees, famous for its medieval fortress. Although Nadaud wrote over 300 songs, he died in poverty.
A college in Wattrelos, in northern France, is named after him.



Alternative names	Pierre Lamy Petit
Description	French entomologist and photographer
Date of birth/death	15 August 1832 / 15 August 1831	16 February 1909
Location of birth/death	Aups	Paris
Work period	1848 – 1908
Work location	France, New York (Statue of Liberty)
Authority control	: Q1981250 VIAF: 100987556 ISNI: 0000 0000 8008 6705 ULAN: 500028356 LCCN: n87810036 GND: 174256957 WorldCat