Moyse Alcan (14 May 1817 – 15 May 1869) was a French
Judaism poet and publisher.
Career
Born in
Verdun (Meuse), Alcan was the father of the Parisian publisher Félix Alcan (1841–1925). He was a member of the Israelite consistory of Metz and one of the judges of the Tribunal of Commerce. Alcan contributed to the
Archives Israélites and the
Revue d'Austrasie a number of
,
, and
Libretto of
, such as
Noéma (1841);
Ruth (a Biblical hymn, dedicated to Carmoly, 1843), and
Spartacus, a cantata performed at a public concert of the Société de l'Union des Arts at Metz in 1852 and at
Damascus, 1860.
He died in Metz.
