1. Albert Henri Roux was a French restaurateur and chef.
13 Facts About Albert Roux
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Albert Roux helped train a series of chefs that went on to win Michelin stars, and his son, Michel Roux, Jr.
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Albert Roux was born in the village of Semur-en-Brionnais in Saone-et-Loire, France on 8 October 1935.
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Albert Roux's godfather worked as a chef for Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and arranged for Roux, at the age of 18, to be employed working for Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor.
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In one notable incident whilst employed by the Viscountess, Roux managed to jam oeufs en cocotte in a dumbwaiter which were due to go to Harold Macmillan, then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Albert Roux moved on to work at the British Embassy in Paris and became a private chef for Sir Charles Clore.
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Albert Roux was then called up by the French Armed Forces to serve his military service in Algeria, where he cooked on occasion for the officer's mess.
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Albert Roux had a love of fishing, and had travelled around the world to pursue his hobby, but was particularly fond of Scotland.
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In 1959, aged 17, Albert Roux married Monique, his childhood sweetheart, and they had two children, Michel Albert Roux Jr and Danielle.
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In 2016, Albert Roux was divorced by his second wife, Cheryl Smith.
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Albert Roux married his third wife, Maria Rodrigues, in January 2018, three years after meeting her.
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Albert Roux died in London on 4 January 2021, following a long illness.
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Albert Roux was awarded an OBE in 2002 and was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur in 2005.