Nicolas Emile Cherpitel

b. June 24, 1841, Mirecourt; d. Feb., 1893. Worked first at Mirecourt, then under Grandjon, and, in 1859, entered the workshop of Gand Freres (Paris), where he remained till 1870. He then established himself at 364, rue Saint-Denis, but in 1884 moved to 13, rue du faubourg Poissonniere. At the Paris Exhibition, 1878, he received a "Mention honorable" for his instruments, which show clever work.