Georges Gillet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georges Gillet

French oboist and music educator

Date of Birth: 17-May-1854

Place of Birth: Louviers, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 08-Feb-1920

Profession: composer, university teacher, oboist, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Georges-Vital-Victor Gillet (May 17, 1854 – February 8, 1920) was a French oboist, teacher and composer.
In addition to premiering oboe works by prominent French composers of the 19th century, including Émile Paladilhe, Charles-Édouard Lefebvre, Clémence de Grandval, and Camille Saint-Saëns, among others, Gillet was the teacher of Fernand Gillet and Marcel Tabuteau at the Paris Conservatory, helped develop the F.
Lorée brand of oboe, and composed a number of études that are still used today.