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Blanchard, Paul François

Lyon · b. 1851

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 10, scan 18.
Blanchard, Paul François, grandson of François Blanchard, a maker of guitars; b. Feb. 10, 1851, Mirecourt (Vosges); apprenticed there (1865) to Auguste …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 10, scan 20. Held as more than one scan.
Blanchard, Paul François, grandson of François Blanchard, a maker of guitars; b. Feb. 10, 1851, Mirecourt (Vosges); apprenticed there (1865) to Auguste …
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 15, scan 37. Held as more than one scan.
BLANCHARD, PAUL FRANÇOIS, Lyon, b. Mirecourt, 1851.
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Another scan of this book reads the same line with small differences; this is one of the readings.
  • Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Labels the books quote

  • "Fait par Paul Blanchard à Lyon en 18—, No. —," (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Fait dans l'atelier de P. Blanchard, Lyon, 18—." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Fait par Paul Blanchard à Lyon en 18—, No. —," (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Fait dans l'atelier de P. Blanchard, Lyon, 18—." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

13 other Lyon makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:

All Lyon makers