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Alexandre Georges (25 February 1850 – 18 January 1938) was a French organist and composer.
Born in Arras, Georges studied at the local school where he became a teacher of harmony, as well as at the École Niedermeyer de Paris, directed by Gustave Lefèvre, and in which he also became a teacher. He held various positions as organist in Parisian churches, in Sainte-Clotilde and Saint-Vincent de Paul from 1899. He was a highly sought-after organ teacher and as a composer he was very interested in the Opera. Georges owes his fame to two cycles of melodies he wrote: Les chansons de Miarka (1888, on poems by Jean Richepin) and Les chansons de Leïlah (1899, after "Diwân", Persian poem by Émile Mariotte).
Georges died in Paris at age 87 (18 January 1938).