Maximilien Simon
Maximilien-Charles Simon (born March 8, 1797 in Metz , † September 20, 1861 there ) was a French composer and civil servant.
Life
It is believed that Simon was related to the composer and member of the National Convention, Louis-Victor Simon, who was also born in Metz and who was executed as Danton's secretary in 1794. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and won the premier Second Grand Prix de Rome after Edouard Boilly and Louis Ermel with the cantata Pyrame et Thisbé based on a text by JA Vinaty .
He later entered the civil service and became postal inspector of the Seine department . In 1860 he was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur on the proposal of the Minister of Finance . The certificate was presented to him on September 8th of that year by State Councilor Auguste Stourm , Director General of the Post.
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| SURNAME | Simon, Maximilien |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Simon, Maximilien-Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer and civil servant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Metz |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1861 |
| Place of death | Metz |