Background
Simon, Andre Louis was born on February 28, 1877 in Paris, France. Son of Ernest Constant and Jeanne (Dardoize) Simon.
wine and food authority author
Simon, Andre Louis was born on February 28, 1877 in Paris, France. Son of Ernest Constant and Jeanne (Dardoize) Simon.
Student Ecole Bossuet and Petit Seminaire North Dakota des Champs, Paris.
Founder Wine and Food Society, London, England., with chapters in United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Africa, Far East. president, 1933-1970. Author: History of the Wine Trade in England 3 volumes 1906-1909; A Dictionary of Wines, 1935.
A Concise Encyclopedia of Gastronomy, 9 volumes, 1939-1946.
We Shall Eat and Drink Again, 1944. Vintagewise, 1946; A Wine Primer, 1946.
Andre Simon’s French Cookbook: The Noble Grapes and Great Wines of France, 1957. Wine in Shakespeare's Days and Shakespeare's Plays, 1964.
Others. Home: London England.
Married Edith Winifred Symons, October 17, 1900. Children: Jeanne, Marcelle, Andre, Peter, Madeleine.