Genoveva Virginia Cossoul | |
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![]() poster advertising Cossoul's May 1823 balloon ascent | |
Born | April 18, 1800 ![]() Paris ![]() |
Died | February 28, 1879 ![]() |
Occupation | Composer, balloonist ![]() |
Spouse(s) | Jean Louis Olivier Cossoul ![]() |
Children | Guilherme Cossoul, Sophie Cossoul ![]() |
Genoveva Virginia Cossoul (April 18, 1800 – February 28, 1879) was a Portuguese harpist, composer, and aeronaut.
Maria Genoveva Virginia Tomassu was born on April 18, 1800 in Paris. She was the niece of stage magician and aeronaut Étienne-Gaspard Robert and toured with him and his son Eugene as an assistant.[1] She ascended in a balloon in a celebrated May 1823 performance in Seville.[2]
In 1820, she married another one of Robert's assistants, musician and composer Jean Louis Olivier Cossoul. While they continued to work and tour with Roberts, they eventually settled in Portugal permanently. [1][3] Their children Ricardo Cossoul, Sophia Cossoul, and Guilherme Cossoul also became musicians.[2] She opened a music school called Pensionai Français in Lisbon near the Palace of the Marquis of Pombal where her students included Augusto Neuparth and Eugénio Mazoni.[1]
Genoveva Virginia Cossoul died on 28 February 1879.[4]
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