Gouïn, Mme. Jules
(1856–1909)
Gouïn, Mme. JulesGouïn, JulesJules Gouïn (B * PARIS, 1856 – D † ENTRE MONTARGIS ET PARIS, 1909) Born Marie-Thérèse Singer, she is the dedicatee of Fauré's »Fleur jetée.« She was an amateur singer (Fauré's favorite type) and the wife of Jules Gouïn (1846–1908), a member of the engineering, locomotive, and bridge building company »Société de construction des Batignolles« that envisioned a tunnel and actually drilled test tunnels from both sides under the English Channel, 100 years before it…