Which French composer died by being crushed by his bookcase when he attempted to remove a book from the top shelf and was buried on an April Fool's Day which also happened to be an Easter Sunday?

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Which French composer died by being crushed by his bookcase when he attempted to remove a book from the top shelf and was buried on an April Fool's Day which also happened to be an Easter Sunday?

Question #56762. Asked by Flem-ish.
Last updated Sep 26 2016.

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MaggieG
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Charles Valentin Alkan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles-Valentin_Alkan#Death

This source says it was a coat rack, he may have fainted and knocked it down on top of himself. (satguru)

Response last updated by satguru on Sep 26 2016.
Apr 19 2005, 3:27 PM

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Flem-ish
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Flem-ish
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Charles Valentin Alkan indeed (1813-1888). The book he wanted to reach was his old Talmud.
So YAY for MaggieG 5

Apr 19 2005, 4:39 PM

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Arpeggionist
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Well, that's what happens when you put the most important books in the least accessable places. I keep my Bible in my bag along with my book on orchestration, and the Mishnah on a low shelf.

Apr 20 2005, 9:30 AM

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kaylofgorons
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kaylofgorons
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So books can kill you. Making a note for my next library trip...

My important books are also handy. The rest are under the bed--nice low places for a vertically challenged reader.

Apr 20 2005, 2:15 PM

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Arpeggionist
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Arpeggionist
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I never said that books could be hazardous - what I meant was that disrespect for knowledge can be lethal.

Apr 20 2005, 5:00 PM

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kaylofgorons
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kaylofgorons
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:) Sorry, I knew what you meant. "Knowledge is power." also "The simple (naive) believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going."

(Bible is open on desk from answering an e-mail)

Apr 21 2005, 3:38 PM

Which French composer died by being crushed by his bookcase when he attempted to remove a book from the top shelf and was buried on an April Fool's Day which also happened to be an Easter Sunday?

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