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Gand, Charles François

Versailles · b. 1787, d. 1845

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

What the books printed

An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. p. 25. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "GAND, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS, Paris, b. Versailles, 1787, d. Paris, 1845. Son of Michael Gand and from 1807 to 1810 a worthy pupil of Nicolas Lupot. After Lupot's death in 1824, Charles took over his business a…"
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 34, scan 42.
Gand, Charles François, eldest son of Charles Michel Gand, b. Aug. 5, 1787, Versailles; d. May 10, 1845, Paris. First worked at Versailles with …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 34, scan 44. Held as more than one scan.
Gand, Charles François, eldest son of Charles Michel Gand, b. Aug. 5, 1787, Versailles; d. May 10, 1845, Paris. First worked at Versailles with …
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Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 251, scan 275.
GAND, Charles François, eldest son of Charles Michel Gand; b. Aug. 5, 1787, Versailles. (See p. 108.)
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  • Entries from 4 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

  • "Gand chez Lupot, rue de Grammont, 1805," (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Gand chez Lupot, rue de Grammont, 1805," (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 12 more Gand pages under G.

Same town, same time

11 other Versailles makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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