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Was a Finnish author, translator, critic and journalist. Born in Sääminki, close by to Savonlinna

Was a Finnish author, translator, critic and journalist. Born in Sääminki, close by to Savonlinna he committed suicide in November 1934. His childhood was fatherless and poverty-stricken, his mother suffered from mental frailties and Joel himself was forced into paupery. Joel's foster mother supported his schooling and Lehtonen was able to study literature for a few years in the University of Helsinki, but dropped out without completing a degree.

Is a Filipino radio commentator.Zobel appears on GMA Network's flagship AM station DZBB. He anchors

Is a Filipino radio commentator.Zobel appears on GMA Network's flagship AM station DZBB. He anchors Bangon na, Bayan! and is the co-anchor with Mike Enriquez for the newscast Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide. In addition he is the voiceover of the network's primetime newscast, 24 Oras.

Was an American film critic for the ABC morning news show Good Morning America for over 25 years. Bo

Was an American film critic for the ABC morning news show Good Morning America for over 25 years. Born to a Jewish family, and raised in Los Angeles, California, he graduated cum laude from UCLA.[1] During college, he worked to register black voters in Ge

Is a former Dutch football striker who played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and AFC Ajax. He also played fiv

Is a former Dutch football striker who played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and AFC Ajax. He also played five matches for the Netherlands, scoring once.[1] Mulder was topscorer of the 1966-67 season in the Belgian Jupiler League. His son Youri also grew up to become a football player, spending most of his career in the German Bundesliga at FC Schalke 04 until he retired in 2002.

Was a late German/Swedish baroque composer. He was born in Östergötland, a province in Sweden

Was a late German/Swedish baroque composer. He was born in Östergötland, a province in Sweden and studied in Uppsala. By 1734 he was a violinist at the Kassel court, travelling in England, France, Italy and elsewhere. From 1746 onward, he was Kapellmeister in Nuremberg. He wrote occasional vocal works and numerous symphonies, harpsichord concertos and sonatas, many of which were published. He was a fluent composer in the north German galant style of the time, and is also an appreciated musician and conductor. In a book by Per Lindfors, it is said that Johan Agrell composed a total of at least 22 symphonies.

Was a Swedish playwright and writer. He is arguably the most influential and most important of all S

Was a Swedish playwright and writer. He is arguably the most influential and most important of all Swedish authors, and one of the most influential Scandinavian authors, along with Knut Hamsun, with whom he fraternized while in Paris in the mid 1890s, Henrik Ibsen, Søren Kierkegaard and Hans Christian Andersen. Strindberg is known as one of the fathers of modern theatre. His work falls into two major literary movements, Naturalism and Expressionism.[1]

Was a Norwegian author, journalist and critic. He was married to Annemarta Borgen. Under the pseudon

Was a Norwegian author, journalist and critic. He was married to Annemarta Borgen. Under the pseudonym of Mumle Gåsegg (Mumble Goose-egg) he wrote shorter articles in the newspaper Dagbladet, particularly during World War II. His articles were ironic and derogatory of the Nazi government, and he kept this up for a long time before being found out. In the end though, he was caught and sent to the prison camp Grini. His best known work is the novel Lillelord (1955). Borgen was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet ("The Window") 1954-1959.

Was a Dutch writer, journalist and adventurer.Fabricius was born in Bandung, Java. He wrote approxim

Was a Dutch writer, journalist and adventurer.Fabricius was born in Bandung, Java. He wrote approximately 60 books, among them many books for children. He is well known for writing the historical children's book "De scheepsjongens van Bontekoe" (1923), which was reprinted 28 times as of 2003[1]. For the "Delftsche Slaolie Fabrieken" he wrote an illustrated publicity serial, "De wondere avonturen van Arretje Nof" (1928). He died in Glimmen.

Was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish Hä

Was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish Händel."Roman spent 6 years (1715-1721) in England and there studied with Johann Christoph Pepusch and met Francesco Geminiani and the great Händel whose music he admired. Roman returned to Sweden at the age of 27 and was appointed Deputy Master and 6 years later became Chief Master at the Swedish Royal Orchestra. Aside from being a composer, he was a performer. The violin and oboe were his favorite instruments.

Was a Dutch author, publisher and a new age philosopher and mystic who spent most of his adult life

Was a Dutch author, publisher and a new age philosopher and mystic who spent most of his adult life in London.He coined the term "Pneumatocracy" in 1973 for the principle of the rule of the spirit in government and sought to combines politics with personal spirituality. He was born in Surabaya on the island of Java, where he reported he experienced a mystical vision as a child of two. His family moved to Epe in the Netherlands in 1937. He then suffered near starvation during the German occupation of World War II. As a young man he travelled in Canada and America,

Was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period and one of the most notable composers of the lat

Was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period and one of the most notable composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity.

Was a Finnish poet, and is the national poet of Finland. He wrote in the Swedish language.Runeberg s

Was a Finnish poet, and is the national poet of Finland. He wrote in the Swedish language.Runeberg studied first in the cities of Vaasa and Oulu, later on at Academy of Åbo, where he befriended Johan Vilhelm Snellman and Zacharias Topelius. His studies co

Is a well-known author in the Frisia region of the Netherlands. He has written various books in his

Is a well-known author in the Frisia region of the Netherlands. He has written various books in his mother tongue Stellingwervian Low German.

Was a Dutch composer and organist

Was a Dutch composer and organist

Was a German organist and composer. He was born in Speinshart, some 150 km from Nuremberg, but spent

Was a German organist and composer. He was born in Speinshart, some 150 km from Nuremberg, but spent most of his life in Augsburg, where he worked as cathedral organist for two years. His only surviving music is a 1693 collection, Ars Magna Consoni et Dissoni, which includes toccatas, Magnificat versets and variations in south German style. The composer's only survivng work is the collection published in 1693 in Augsburg, Ars magna Consoni et Dissoni. The title may be a reference to Athanasius Kircher's famous book, Musurgia universalis, sive ars magna consoni et dissoni (1650). An early description of the work was included by Johann Gottfried Walther in his Musikalisches Lexicon; Walther claimed Speth only compiled the pieces but did not compose. This hypothesis is now generally considered false.

Was a Dutch/German organist and composer. He was one of the most important German composers of the 1

Was a Dutch/German organist and composer. He was one of the most important German composers of the 17th century, a friend of Dieterich Buxtehude and a major influence on Johann Sebastian Bach, however, very few works of his survive to this day. Reincken received primary music education in Deventer in 1650–54, from Lucas van Lennick, organist of the Grotekerk (Lebuinuskerk). In 1654 he departed for Hamburg to study under Heinrich Scheidemann, organist of St. Katharine's Church (Katharinenkirche). In 1657 he returned to Deventer and became organist of Bergkerk on March 11; however, after only a year he left for Hamburg again, this time to become Scheidemann's assistant. When the older composer died in 1663, Reincken succeeded him at St. Katharine's. In 1665 he married one of Scheidemann's daughters, and their only child Margaretha-Maria was born three years later.

Was a German composer and violinist. He was regarded as one of the foremost violinists in his days.

Was a German composer and violinist. He was regarded as one of the foremost violinists in his days. As a young boy, Birkenstock studied with Ruggiero Fedeli in Kassel, but he was soon sent to Berlin to engage in additional studies with Jean Baptiste Volumier. After that Birkenstock went to Bayreuth to study with Fiorelli. In 1708 he completed his studies with Francois Duval in Paris. Upon his return to Kassel, he became a member of the kapelle in 1708 where he stayed until 1722 when he embarked on a concert tour to Holland.

Was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an e

Was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera. In many of these operas he collaborated with the poet Christian Felix Weiße. Furthermore, Hiller was a teacher who encouraged musical education for women, his pupils including Elisabeth Mara and Corona Schröter.[1]

Was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Has

Was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music. Married to soprano Faustina Bordoni and a great friend of librettist Pietro Metastasio, whose libretti he frequently set, Hasse was a pivotal figure in the development of opera seria and 18th-century music.

Was the father of the composer Johann Bernhard Bach, and organist and municipal orchestra director o

Was the father of the composer Johann Bernhard Bach, and organist and municipal orchestra director of Erfurt, Germany. He was Johann Sebastian Bach's uncle and Johannes Bach's son. He was a violist and performer in the Stadtmusikanten Kompagnie in Erfurt. He was organist at the Kaufmannskirche and the Michaeliskirche; on 30 June 1682 he was named the director of the Ratsmusik; in 1694 he held the position of trade with the "Nurnberger Ware."

Was a German musician, composer and music publisher. In 1774, as the patriarch of a Huguenot family,

Was a German musician, composer and music publisher. In 1774, as the patriarch of a Huguenot family, André founded one of the first music publishing houses to be independent of a bookshop, in Offenbach am Main. Among his closest friends in Offenbach were Goethe, at the time of his engagement to Anna Elisabeth Schönemann, and he is pictured in the seventeenth book of Goethe's autobiography Dichtung und Wahrheit with an Offenbach am Main background in 1775.

Was a German composer and musician. Amon composed around fifty works, including symphonies, concerti

Was a German composer and musician. Amon composed around fifty works, including symphonies, concerti, sonatas, and songs. He also wrote two masses, various liturgical works, and two operettas. who took Amon to Paris to study composition with Antonio Sacchini in 1781. Amon then traveled with Punto, often leading his orchestra, until 1789, when he became the musical director at Heilbronn. In 1817, he became kapellmeister to the Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein, continuing in this position until his death at Wallerstein, Bavaria in 1825.[1]

Was a German composer and music theorist of the early Baroque era. He was a contemporary of Michael

Was a German composer and music theorist of the early Baroque era. He was a contemporary of Michael Praetorius and Heinrich Schütz, and like them, assisted in importing the grand Venetian style and the other features of the early Baroque into Protestant Germany. In 1636 he accepted a position in Nuremberg, and returned to the city of his birth; it was evidently a frustrating appointment for him, for he wrote of his time there bitterly, and in 1644 he went back to Frankfurt, where he remained for the rest of his life. His most productive time was the period in Nuremberg and the second Frankfurt employment, during which he wrote his theoretical treatises and composed the bulk of his church music.

Was a German pianist, composer and piano maker. In 1793 he married Nannette Streicher (1769–1833),

Was a German pianist, composer and piano maker. In 1793 he married Nannette Streicher (1769–1833), another piano maker and the daughter of Augsburg piano maker Johann Andreas Stein. In 1794 they moved to Vienna. From that time Streicher worked as a piano teacher and became increasingly known for his compositions. The Streicher piano-making business provided at least one fortepiano to Beethoven in his early years, of which the composer was fond, writing that it was "too good for me ... because it robs me of the freedom to produce my own tone".[1]

Was a German composer and music publisher. André wrote operas, symphonies, masses, and lieder, as w

Was a German composer and music publisher. André wrote operas, symphonies, masses, and lieder, as well as a still unfinished Lehrbuch der Tonsetzkunst (Textbook of the Art of Composition) in two volumes. In 1799, André purchased a large volume of Mozart's musical papers (the Mozart-Nachlass) from his widow Constanze, and brought them to Offenbach. This collection contained over 270 autographs and included the operas The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute, a series of string quartets and string quintets, several piano concertos, and Eine kleine Nachtmusik.