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François Sudre
1844-01-01 – 1912-01-01
Life & Legacy
François Sudre (1844–1912) was the inventor of the sudrophone, a brass instrument resembling an ophicleide in shape, and patented in 1892.
Born in Carcassonne, southern France, he was a director of Comte et Cie., which in 1873 or 1875 had acquired Halary, the instrument-maker founded by Jean Hilaire Asté in 1804, and who had patented the ophicleide in 1821.
Occupation & Career
inventor
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q16058530 — wikidata View source
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