Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (German pronunciation: [ˈjaːkɔp ˈluːtvɪç ˈfeːlɪks ˈmɛndl̩szoːn baʁˈtɔldi]), born, and generally known in English-speaking countries, as Felix Mendelssohn (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. The grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family, although initially he wa... More

Date of birth:

  • Feb 3, 1809

Date of death:

  • Nov 4, 1847 (age 38 years)

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Also known as:

  • Felix Mendelssohn-Barthology,
  • Mendelsohhn,
  • Mendelsohn, Felix,
  • Felix Mendelssohn,
  • Mendelssohm,
  • Filix Mendelssohn,
  • Mendelsohn,
  • Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn,
  • Felix Mendellsohn-Bartholdy,
  • Mendlessohn,
  • (F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy),
  • Mendelssohn Bartholdy,
  • Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix,
  • Félix Mendelssohn,
  • F. Mendelssohn,
  • Mendelssohn,
  • F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy,
  • Felix Mendelson,
  • Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,
  • Mendelssohn, Felix
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  • Mendelssohn was one of the first of the great 19th-century Romantic composers

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  • performing arts and sports

Disciplines:

  • composer
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