Composer, born in Liège, Belgium. He studied at the Liège Conservatory, and in Italy, France, and Germany. He won the Belgian Prix de Rome, and was professor at Liège Conservatoire until the outbreak of World War 1, when he went to England. He became director of the Brussels Conservatoire (1920--39). He composed piano, violin, and organ works, the symphonic poem Lalla Roukh, an opera, and a ballet.