André Chave

André Chave (1799-1868) was a French landowner and real estate developer in Marseille.[1]

Boulevard Chave in Marseille
André Chave
Bust of André Chave by André-Joseph Allar on the corner of Boulevard Chave and Place Jean Jaurès in Marseille
Born1799
Died1868
NationalityFrench
OccupationLandowner
Real estate developer
ChildrenNicolas Chave

Early life

André Chave was born in 1799.[1]

Career

A major landowner of agricultural fields, he became a real estate developer as the city of Marseille grew.[1][2][3] As explained on his public bust, he developed the neighbourhood of Le Camas, and what later came to be known as the Boulevard Chave, both in the 5th arrondissement of Marseille.[3][4]

Personal life

He had a son, Nicolas Chave, who inherited the neighbourhood developed by his father.[1][5] He commissioned architect Gaudensi Allar (1841-1904) to build a private residence on the corner of the Boulevard Chave and the Place Jean Jaurès.[6] The architect's brother, André-Joseph Allar (1845-1926), designed a bust of his father, which is still displayed there.[1][7]

Death

He died in 1868.[1]

Legacy
  • The Boulevard Chave in Marseille is named in his honour.[8] It stretches from the Place Jean-Jaurès to Gare de Marseille-Blancarde.[8]
  • The Théâtre Chave, a theatre near the Place Jean-Jaurès, was established in 1840; it closed down shortly after.[9]
  • The Prison Chave was a jail on the corner of Rue Georges and Boulevard Chave.[10] Built in 1852, all capital punishment executions in Marseille were carried out in front of this jail from 1912 to 1934.[10] During World War II, it was used to jail Jews and members of the French Resistance, who published the newspaper L’Aube de la Liberté.[10] It was demolished in 1958.[10]

References
  1. Marseille
  2. Jean-Jacques Jordi, Jean-Claude Izzo, Anne-Marie Lapillonne, Jean-Claude Izzo, Marseille, Autrement, 1998, p. 220
  3. Laurence Lemaire, Les gens de Marseille font le guide, Images en Manoeuvres Editions, 2003, p. 60
  4. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Guide de l'habitat Marseille, Le Petit Futé, 2012, p. 65
  5. Maurice Gontard, Histoire des lycées de Marseille, Édisud, 1982
  6. Pierre Guiral, Félix Reynaud, Les Marseillais dans l'histoire, Privat, 1988, p. 83
  7. French Ministry of Culture: Les auteurs
  8. Google Maps
  9. Pierre Echinard, L'espace du spectacle à Marseille, deux siècles d'évolution, 1991, issue 73, pp. 39-46
  10. Marseille Tourism: Ancienne Prison Chave, Marseille Archived May 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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