Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, chevalier de, 1745-1799
Name Entries
person
Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, chevalier de, 1745-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Saint-Georges
Forename :
Joseph Bologne
NameAddition :
chevalier de
Date :
1745-1799
eng
Latn
authorizedForm
rda
Boulogne de Saint-Georges, Joseph, 1739?-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Boulogne de Saint-Georges
Forename :
Joseph
Date :
1739?-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
Saint-George, Joseph Bologne, chevalier de, 1745-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Saint-George
Forename :
Joseph Bologne
NameAddition :
chevalier de
Date :
1745-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
Saint-George, Joseph Boulogne, chevalier de, 1739?-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Saint-George
Forename :
Joseph Boulogne
NameAddition :
chevalier de
Date :
1739?-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
サン=ジョルジュ, 1749-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
サン=ジョルジュ
Date :
1749-1799
jpn
Jpan
alternativeForm
rda
Saint-George, Chevalier de, 1739?-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Saint-George
NameAddition :
Chevalier de
Date :
1739?-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
Saint-Georges, Chevalier de, 1739?-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Saint-Georges
NameAddition :
Chevalier de
Date :
1739?-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
Saint-George, Joseph Bologne de, 1745-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Saint-George
Forename :
Joseph Bologne de
Date :
1745-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
De Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, chevalier, 1745-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
De Saint-Georges
Forename :
Joseph Bologne
NameAddition :
chevalier
Date :
1745-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
Saint-Georges, Chevalier de, 1745-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Saint-Georges
NameAddition :
Chevalier de
Date :
1745-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
Bologne, Joseph, chevalier de Saint-Georges, 1745-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Bologne
Forename :
Joseph
NameAddition :
chevalier de Saint-Georges
Date :
1745-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
Chevalier de Saint-George, 1745-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Forename :
Chevalier de Saint-George
Date :
1745-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
Boulogne de Saint-George, Joseph, 1739?-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Boulogne de Saint-George
Forename :
Joseph
Date :
1739?-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
Boulogne, Joseph, chevalier de Saint-Georges, 1745-1799
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Surname :
Boulogne
Forename :
Joseph
NameAddition :
chevalier de Saint-Georges
Date :
1745-1799
eng
Latn
alternativeForm
rda
Genders
Exist Dates
Biographical History
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (b. Dec. 25, 1745, Baillif, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe–d. June 10, 1799, Paris, France) was the son of planter George Bologne de Saint-Georges and Anne, a 16-year-old African slave. Saint-Georges's legitimacy was acknowledged since his father gave him his last name, Bologne. In 1753, his father took Joseph to France for his education and became a well known fencer, beating Alexandre Picard, a fencing-master, in Rouen. Upon graduation from the Royal Polytechnique Academy in 1766, Bologne was made an officer of the king’s bodyguard and a chevalier. He later returned to look after father's plantation in 1764 but relocated to Paris after his father's death.
It is not known about Saint-Georges musical training but he was a violinist, concertmaster, and director for François Gossec's orchestra, Le Concert des Amateurs. He became the director or the Paris Opéra in 1886. Saint-Georges composed several operas, symphonies, concertantes, chamber music, and vocal music.
In 1792, Saint George was appointed colonel of Légion nationale des Américains & du midi, a new delegation of free men of color, by Julien Raimond. During the French revolution he was imprisoned but released. In 1796, he accompanied his 15,000 troops to Saint-Domingue to abolish slavery after the slave revolt in Haiti.
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/47045882
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79113767
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n79113767
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138924519
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726953
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
fre
Latn
Subjects
Armed Forces
Ballets
Concertos (Violin)
Music
Music
Music
Opera
Overtures
Violin and piano music
Nationalities
French
Activities
Occupations
Armed Forces
Composers, Black
Violinists
Legal Statuses
Places
Guadeloupe
00, GP
AssociatedPlace
Birth
Republic of France
00, FR
AssociatedPlace
Paris
A8, FR
AssociatedPlace
Death
Convention Declarations
<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>