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Henry, Carolus

Paris · b. 1803, d. 1859

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. p. 46.
As printed on this page: "Henry, Charles, called Carolus, second son of Jean Baptiste Henry; b. 1803; d. 1859. Pupil of his father, to whose business in Paris he succeeded in 1831; he made a large number of violins, altos, and viol…"
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. p. 46.
As printed on this page: "Henry, Charles, called Carolus, second son of Jean Baptiste Henry; b. 1803; d. 1859. Pupil of his father, to whose business in Paris he succeeded in 1831; he made a large number of violins, altos, and viol…"
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 255, scan 279.
HENRY, Carolus, son of Jean Baptiste Henry, 1803-59; prolific maker; inventor of a barytone fiddle (not a success); a good maker otherwise.
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  • 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.
  • Also on this site as Carolus, Henry

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 14 more Henry pages under H.

Same town, same time

230 other Paris makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:

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