Hector-Jonathan Crémieux

Hector-Jonathan Crémieux (10 November 1828 – 30 September 1893) was a French librettist and playwright. His best-known work is his collaboration with Ludovic Halévy for Jacques Offenbach's ''Orphée aux Enfers'', known in English as ''Orpheus in the Underworld''.

In 1887, Crémieux became the secretary-general of the bank Société des Dépôts et Comptes Courants, and ceased writing. In April 1891, the bank collapsed and it was subsequently absorbed in 1892 by the Comptoir national d'escompte de Paris. In 1893, Crémieux committed suicide by gunshot. Provided by Wikipedia