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Léon Boëllmann

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Also known as Leon Boellmann, Boellmann

French organist and composer

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Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1862-09-25
Active to
1897-10-11

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Léon Boëllmann (September 9, 1862, Ensisheim in the Alsace – October 11, 1897, Paris) was a French composer. His compositions include works for organ, piano, chamber music, songs, and church chorales. Boëllmann was an early musical talent and was accepted in 1871—9 years old—at the Ecole Niedermeyer in Paris. His teachers included Eugène Gigout and Gustave Lefèvre. After his graduation as organist and cantor, he was employed as organist of the choir organ in the St Vincent de Paul church in Par

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Ensisheim
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
organist
Position held
chapelmaster
Languages spoken
French
Student of
Eugène Gigout
Instrument
organ
Image
Leon Boellmann.jpg
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cause of death
tuberculosis
Commons category
Léon Boëllmann
date of birth
1862-09-25
date of death
1897-10-11
name in native language
Léon Boëllmann
place of burial
Montmartre Cemetery
manner of death
natural causes
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