Nationality French Children Raoul Gradis Parents Benjamin Gradis | Name Henri Gradis Known for Histoire de Bordeaux Grandchildren Gaston Gradis | |
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Born 30 July 1823 ( 1823-07-30 ) Bordeaux, France Occupation Businessman and historian Died January 23, 1905, Paris, France | ||
Moïse Henri Gradis (30 July 1823 – 23 January 1905) was a French businessman and historian.
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Moïse Henri Gradis was born on 30 July 1823 in Bordeaux. He came from a family of prominent Bordeaux merchants who had flourished in the 18th century but were ruined by the French Revolution and the insurrections in Santo Domingo and Martinique. His parents were Benjamin Gradis (1789–1858) and Laure Sarah Rodrigues Henriquès (1803–46). In 1853 he married Claire Brandame (1835–1925). Their son was Raoul Gradis (1861–1943). Their daughter Emma Gradis married Georges Schwob d'Héricourt in 1889.
The Maison Gradis recovered, and by 1892 was selling sugar from several producers in Bordeaux, Nantes and Marseille. Henri Gradis was deputy mayor of Bordeaux in 1864 and 1876. He was also author of a history of Bordeaux and several other literary works. His history of the 1848 revolution won praise for its accuracy and lack of bias. Moïse Henri Gradis died in Paris in 1905. He was succeeded at the Maison Gradis by his son Raoul.