Paul Bazelaire

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Paul Bazelaire
Heinrich II Siegesallee.JPG
Statue du sculpteur August Kraus, représentant Henry II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal on the Siegesallee (la Siegesallee) in Berlin. The face is that of Paul Bazelaire aged 13
Born4 March 1886
Died11 December 1958(1958-12-11) (aged 72)
Paris
Occupation(s)composer
Cellist

Paul Bazelaire (4 March 1886 – 11 December 1958) was a French cellist and composer.

Bazelaire was born in Sedan, Ardennes. He studied under Jules Delsart.

He won many prizes for literature and poetry in France and Belgium.


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