Claim: Paul Wachs was the son of the French composer Frédéric Wachs, and a student at the Conservatoire de Paris (a college of music and dance founded in 1795).
Evidence: Paul Étienne Victor Wachs (born 19 September 1851 in Paris, died 6 July 1915) was a French composer who played predominantly the organ and piano. Wachs was the son of the French composer Frédéric Wachs (born 1825, died 1899). He was a student at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he was taught by multiple teachers, including Victor Massé, Antoine François Marmontel and César Franck. The Conservatoire de Paris (French: [kɔ̃sɛʁvatwaʁ də paʁi), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795.