Adolphe C. Adam

Born: 24 July 1803 in Paris, France.
Died: 3 May 1856 in Paris, France.

French composer and music critic. Writer of "Cantique de Noël", better known as "Minuit, chrétiens" ("O Holy Night") and "Giselle" ballet music.
His father is the French Alsatian composer Louis Adam.