Bentz, Auguste c1865-1898 France Alsace, ?Bollwiller - Nantes
pianist, organist, 1888 studied piano and composition at Ecole Louis Niedermeyer in Paris, first prizes in organ and harmony, 28.jul.1890 first prizes in counterpoint, piano and improvisation, until 1892 organist of Notre-Dame de Clignancourt in Paris succeeded by his brother Jules, 1892-1897 organist of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port (Saint-Louis) in Nantes, 1893-1896 professor solfege, composition and instrumentation at Conservatoire de Nantes, 20.jun.1896 elected honorary member of Academie du Maine of Le Mans, 1895-1898 private teacher piano, harmony and plain-chant solfege, transposition and accompaniment at 2 Rue de la Chalotais in Nantes, 9.feb.1898 Charles Marcenac was elected from numerous candidates to succeed him as organist of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port (which suggests Auguste may have died 1897), between 1.jul.1898/1.jul.1899 his wife became holder of a bank account (which suggests Auguste may have died 1899) ; son of railroad employee Charles 'Charly' Emile Bentz (Strasbourg 21.apr.1826-) and Anne Marie Kohler (Bollwiller 30.mar.1838-) who married 3.may.1858 in Bollwiller ; brother of composer Jules Bentz ; feb.1893 in Nantes he married pianist/singer Angele Piedeleu (Nantes 2.aug.1874-), 1902-1936 as Mme Angele Bentz professor of singing and piano at Conservatoire de Nantes