André Chave (; 1799-1868) was a French landowner and real estate developer in Marseille.Marseille
Early life André Chave was born in 1799.
Career A major landowner of agricultural fields, he became a real estate developer as the city of Marseille grew.Jean-Jacques Jordi, Jean-Claude Izzo, Anne-Marie Lapillonne, Jean-Claude Izzo, Marseille, Autrement, 1998, p. 220 Laurence Lemaire, Les gens de Marseille font le guide, Images en Manoeuvres Editions, 2003, p. 60 As explained on his public bust, he developed the neighbourhood of Le Camas, and what later came to be known as the Boulevard Chave, both in the 5th arrondissement of Marseille.Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Guide de l'habitat Marseille, Le Petit Futé, 2012, p. 65
Personal life He had a son, Nicolas Chave, who inherited the neighbourhood developed by his father.Maurice Gontard, Histoire des lycées de Marseille, Édisud, 1982 He commissioned architect Gaudensi Allar (1841-1904) to build a private residence on the corner of the Boulevard Chave and the Place Jean Jaurès.Pierre Guiral, Félix Reynaud, Les Marseillais dans l'histoire, Privat, 1988, p. 83 The architect's brother, André-Joseph Allar (1845-1926), designed a bust of his father, which is still displayed there.French Ministry of Culture: Les auteurs
Death He died in 1868.
Legacy The Boulevard Chave in Marseille is named in his honour.Google Maps It stretches from the Place Jean-Jaurès to Gare de Marseille-Blancarde. The Théâtre Chave, a theatre near the Place Jean-Jaurès, was established in 1840; it closed down shortly after.Pierre Echinard, L'espace du spectacle à Marseille, deux siècles d'évolution, 1991, issue 73, pp. 39-46 The Prison Chave was a jail on the corner of Rue Georges and Boulevard Chave.Marseille Tourism: Ancienne Prison Chave, Marseille Built in 1852, all capital punishment executions in Marseille were carried out in front of this jail from 1912 to 1934. During World War II, it was used to jail Jews and members of the French Resistance, who published the newspaper L’Aube de la Liberté. It was demolished in 1958.
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