| Patrice Coirault | |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Surin, Deux-Sèvres, France |
| Death Date: | 15 January 1959 |
| Death Place: | Surin, Deux-Sèvres, France |
| Education: | Lycée de Niort Lycée Michelet |
| Alma Mater: | University of Paris |
| Occupation: | Ethnomusicologist |
Patrice Coirault (26 September 1875 - 15 January 1959) was a French ethnomusicologist.
Patrice Coirault was born on 26 September 1875.[1] [2] [3] His father was a schoolteacher and his mother was the daughter of farmers from Poitou.[2]
Coirault was educated at the Lycée de Niort and the Lycée Michelet near Paris.[3] He graduated from the University of Paris, where he earned a two-year degree.[3]
Coirault worked as a high-ranking civil servant in the Ministry of Public Works.[2] [3]
Coirault began researching traditional songs in the countrysides of Poitou and Béarn in 1898, under the mentorship of Charles Seignobos.[3] By 1927, he authored his first book Recherches sur notre ancienne chanson populaire traditionnelle. He went on to publish several more books about French regional ethnomusicologist.[2]
Coirault died on 15 January 1959 in his hometown of Surin; he was 85.[1] [2]