Paul Berthier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Berthier

French musician

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1884

Place of Birth: Auxerre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1953

Profession: composer, organist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Paul Berthier (1884–1953) was the co-founder of Manécanterie des Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois in 1906.
He wrote a doctoral thesis on the legal protection of composers which has long been authoritative and an essay on Jean-Philippe Rameau.
He was the grandfather of the singer France Gall, father of the composer and organist Jacques Berthier (1923–1994) and great-grandfather of French producer, Raphael Hamburger. He was the organist at Auxerre Cathedral until 1953.
He composed the famous Christmas lullaby Dors ma colombe.