André Chave Explained

André Chave
Birth Date:	1799
Death Date:	1868
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Landowner Real estate developer
Children:	Nicolas Chave

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

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]

Notes and References

1. http://www.marseille.fr/sitevdm/document?id=9911&id_attribute=48 Marseille
2. Jean-Jacques Jordi, Jean-Claude Izzo, Anne-Marie Lapillonne, Jean-Claude Izzo, Marseille, Autrement, 1998, p. 220 https://books.google.com/books?id=84MnAQAAMAAJ&q=%22nicolas+chave%22+marseille
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 https://books.google.com/books?id=BwQ9NXEn9ccC&pg=PA65
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=ITkrAQAAIAAJ&q=%22nicolas+chave%22+marseille Maurice Gontard, Histoire des lycées de Marseille, Édisud, 1982
6. Pierre Guiral, Félix Reynaud, Les Marseillais dans l'histoire, Privat, 1988, p. 83 https://books.google.com/books?id=cvghAQAAIAAJ&q=%22nicolas+chave%22+marseille
7. http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Regions/Drac-Paca/Politique-culturelle/Conservation-regionale-des-monuments-historiques/Monuments-commemoratifs/Les-auteurs French Ministry of Culture: Les auteurs
8. https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=np&q=boulevard+chave,+marseille&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x12c9bf5ee215e033:0xa7995eb632ecd145,Boulevard+Chave,+Marseille,+France&gl=uk&ei=YtSfUoWzGZOBhAe5hoEI&ved=0CEEQ8gEwAQ Google Maps
9. Pierre Echinard, L'espace du spectacle à Marseille, deux siècles d'évolution, 1991, issue 73, pp. 39-46 http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/medit_0025-8296_1991_num_73_2_2716
10. http://www.tourisme-marseille.com/ancienne-prison-chave-de-marseille.html Marseille Tourism: Ancienne Prison Chave, Marseille