Georges Cochevelou

Georges Cochevelou
Born(1889-05-13)13 May 1889
Died20 December 1974(1974-12-20) (aged 85)
Saint-Mandé, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Civil servant in the French Ministry of Finance
musician
luthier
SpouseFanny-Julienne Dobroushkess
Children3, including Alan Stivell

Georges Cochevelou (1889–1974) was an interpreter, soldier and banker. He discovered and reconstructed the Celtic harp of the Middle Ages, and, along with his harpist son Alan Stivell, was responsible for its revival in Brittany in the 1950s.


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