Octave Gallice

Louis Adolphe Octave Gallice (8 October 1857 – 18 June 1906) was a French champagne wine merchant and equestrian.

Octave Gallice
Born
Louis Adolphe Octave Gallice

(1857-10-08)8 October 1857
Épernay, France
Died18 June 1906(1906-06-18) (aged 48)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationWine merchant
Known forPerrier-Jouët
Spouse
Blanche Mauger
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(after 1892)​

Personal life

Gallice was born in Épernay on 8 October 1857, the son of Eugène Gallice (1828–1872)[1] and Adeline Purnot. He had three brothers and a sister. He married Blanche Elisa Victorine Mauger in 1892; the couple had no children.

Gallice died in Paris on 18 June 1906.[2]

Business interests

In 1958, Gallice's father had become a partner in Perrier-Jouët with his brother-in-law Charles Perrier.[1] Following the death of Perrier in 1878, Gallice and his brother, Henri, inherited the company, with Henri taking over the running of the business.[3] The brothers also founded Gallice et Compagnie.

Equestrian

Gallice competed in the mail coach event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

References
  1. "Eugène Gallice". Grandes marques et maisons de champagne (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. "1906, Décès , 16" (in French). Paris Archives. 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. "Henri Gallice". Grandes marques et maisons de champagne (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. "Octave Gallice". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Octave Gallice Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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