Born in
Angoulême, Dumesnil studied the piano at the
Conservatoire de Paris with
Isidore Philipp, and was a pupil of
Claude Debussy. He undertook successful concert tours throughout Europe and America. Starting in 1915, he played in trio with violinist
Jules Boucherit and cellist
André Hekking. He was a member of the piano management committees at the Paris Conservatory, the
École Normale de Musique de Paris and the
American Conservatory. Based in the United States, Dumesnil was married to Evangeline Marie Lehman (1896-1975), a composer. He also published several books on Debussy's piano music (
How to Play and Teach Debussy,
Claude Debussy, Master of Dreams, 1940). Dumesnil died at
Highland Park, in
Michigan (United States). == External links ==