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Place of Birth: Trets, Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur, France
About Urbain Dubois
- Urbain François Dubois (26 May 1818 – 14 March 1901) was a French chef who is best known as the author of a series of recipe books that became classics of French Cuisine, and as the creator of Veal Orloff. Dubois, the son of a master weaver, was born in Trets in the Bouches-du-Rhône Department of France.
- He trained as a chef by working in the kitchen of his uncle's hotel.
- His uncle, Jean Dubois, had served as a chef for General Bertrand.
- In 1840 Urbain Dubois moved to Paris but then in around 1845 he left the capital to travel.
- He worked as a chef in several countries in central Europe before becoming chef to Prince Alexey Orlov, an ambassador for Nicholas I of Russia.
- In 1860 he became chef in Berlin to the Prince regent, William of Prussia, who would become king in the following year.
- In 1870, at the start of the Franco-Prussian War, Dubois returned for a short period to France but after the peace treaty was signed in March 1871 he resumed his position with the Hohenzollern family.
- He shared the position of head chef with his compatriot, Émile Bernard, with each being responsible for the cooking on alternate months.
- This arrangement gave Dubois time for writing.
- He remained in Berlin until 1880.Dubois married Marie-Virginie-Louise Boder on 30 December 1868 in Potsdam.
- They had five children: Joseph-Émile, Albert-Félix, Ernest-Eugène, Julie-Marguerite and Jeannette-Hélène.
- The two eldest children were born before the marriage.
- His second son, FĂ©lix Dubois became a journalist.Dubois died in Nice on 14 March 1901 at the age of 82.
- His wife lived for another 15 years.
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