Henri Gradis
| Moïse Henri Gradis | |
|---|---|
 Henri Gradis, president of the Consistoire israelite de Bordeaux 1892-1905 | |
| Born |
30 July 1823 Bordeaux, France |
| Died |
23 January 1905 (aged 81) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Businessman and historian |
| Known for | Histoire de Bordeaux |
Moïse Henri Gradis (30 July 1823 – 23 January 1905) was a French businessman and historian.
Life
Moïse Henri Gradis was born on 30 July 1823 in Bordeaux.[1] He came from a family of prominent Bordeaux merchants who had flourished in the 18th century but were ruined by the French Revolution and the insurrections in Santo Domingo and Martinique.[2] His parents were Benjamin Gradis (1789–1858) and Laure Sarah Rodrigues Henriquès (1803–46). In 1853 he married Claire Brandame (1835–1925). Their son was Raoul Gradis (1861–1943).[1] Their daughter Emma Gradis married Georges Schwob d'Héricourt in 1889.[3]
The Maison Gradis recovered, and by 1892 was selling sugar from several producers in Bordeaux, Nantes and Marseille.[4] Henri Gradis was deputy mayor of Bordeaux in 1864 and 1876.[1] He was also author of a History of Bordeaux and several other literary works.[5] His history of the 1848 revolution won praise for its accuracy and lack of bias.[6] Moïse Henri Gradis died in Paris in 1905.[1] He was succeeded at the Maison Gradis by his son Raoul.[7]
Publications
- Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare (translation, 1847)
- Réflexions sur le christianisme, suivies d’une lettre à un jeune Israélite (1847-1850)
- Histoire de la guerre de 1870 (1870)
- Notes sur la guerre de 1870 et sur la Commune (1872)
- Histoire de la révolution de 1848
- Judaïsme et christianisme (1874)
- Notice sur la Famille Gradis et sur la Maison Gradis et Fils de Bordeaux (1875)
- Introduction à l'histoire du peuple d'Israël ; judaïsme et christianisme (1876)
- Polyxène, drame antique en 4 actes et en vers (1881)
- Jérusalem, drame en 5 actes et en vers (1883)
- Histoire de Bordeaux. Bordeaux: Féret. 1901. p. 459.
- Le peuple d'Israël (Paris, 1891)
References
Sources
- "Georges Schwob d'Héricourt(1864-1942)" (PDF). Les entreprises coloniales françaises. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- "GRADIS". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1906. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- "Maison GRADIS à Bordeaux" (PDF). Archives Nationales. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- "Moïse Henri GRADIS". Geneanet. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- Schoenberg, Randy (2012-06-21). "Raoul Gradis". Geni. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- "SFCO (Ancienne Maison Gradis)". Les Hénokiens. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- The Nation. J.H. Richards & Company. 1873. Retrieved 2014-11-24.