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
Occupation(s)Landowner
Real estate developer
ChildrenNicolas Chave

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

Boulevard Chave in Marseille

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marseille
  2. ↑ Jean-Jacques Jordi, Jean-Claude Izzo, Anne-Marie Lapillonne, Jean-Claude Izzo, Marseille, Autrement, 1998, p. 220
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 Google Maps
  9. ↑ Pierre Echinard, L'espace du spectacle à Marseille, deux siècles d'évolution, 1991, issue 73, pp. 39-46
  10. 1 2 3 4 Marseille Tourism: Ancienne Prison Chave, Marseille Archived May 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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