Charles Cros

Charles Cros or Émile-Hortensius-Charles Cros (October 1, 1842 – August 9, 1888) was a French poet and inventor. He was born in Fabrezan, Aude.

Cros was a well-regarded poet and humorous writer. As an inventor, he was interested in the fields of transmitting graphics by telegraph and making photographs in color, but he is perhaps best known for being the first person to conceive a method for reproducing recorded sound, an invention he named the Paleophone.

Charles Cros died in Paris at the age of 45.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 1, 1842 (Fabrezan), Died August 9, 1888 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WL1179 10-in. 6/14/1928 Roses et muguets Andrée Marilliet ; Georges van Parys Soprano vocal solo, with piano author  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1964 10-in. 12/16/1929 L'orgue Pierre Chagnon ; Damia Female vocal solo, with orchestra author  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cros, Charles," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368242.

Cros, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368242.

"Cros, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368242

External Sources

Wikipedia: Charles Cros

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Cros, Charles, 1842-1888 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82058557

Wikidata: Charles Cros - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q356575

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19676238

MusicBrainz: Charles Cros - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/03ac95e3-3fff-4c24-8781-500c5c3be4e2

Getty ULAN: Cros, Charles - http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500078001

ISNI: 0000 0001 2122 9320 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000121229320

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/91318

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