Adolphe Meyer (1868 - 1946)
Other forms of the name
Meyer , Adolf (état civil)
Gayne de Meyer , Adolphe (autre nom)
Birth
1868, Paris, Paris (75), France
Death
1946, Hollywood, Etats-Unis
Nationality
Allemagne
Sesso
Genre
Homme
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Documentary resources
Consultation location :
Orsay Museum, documentation department
Sezione :
photographie; documentation personnalités
Practical information
Library
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Né à Paris (ou Dresde ?), d'un père allemand, Adolphus Meyer, et d'une mère écossaire, Adèle Watson. Marié en 1901 à Maria Beatrice Olga Alberta Caracciolo dei Duchi di Castelluccio, fille supposée du Prince de Galles, futur Edouard VII et de la duchesse de Castelluccio. Anobli baron par le roi de Saxe. En 1916, il change son nom en Gayne de Meyer.