Jean Perrin
1870–1942 (age 72)
Biography
Jean Perrin, born in 1870, devoted his life to composition, writing works that blended tradition with the freshness of contemporary Parisian culture, resonating in salons and theatres while also reaching thoughtful listeners across the country.
Even as war darkened the skies over France, his music offered moments of reflection and solace, and his death in 1942 is marked in the Panthéon as the loss of an artist who helped sustain the nation's cultural life.