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Organist Biographies
Every archived life recorded as organist, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Prince Albert
August 26, 1819 – December 14, 1861
Consort of Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1861 (1819–1861)
Modern era
Louis Braille
January 4, 1809 – January 6, 1852
French organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired
Early Modern era
Johann Sebastian Bach
March 21, 1685 – July 28, 1750
Baroque composer whose counterpoint remains music's foundation
Early Modern era
George Frideric Handel
February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759
German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)
Modern era
Antonin Dvorak
September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904
Czech composer (1841–1904)
Modern era
Felix Mendelssohn
February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847
German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (1809-1847)
Modern era
Camille Saint-Saens
October 9, 1835 – December 16, 1921
French composer, organist, conductor and pianist (1835–1921)
Early Modern era
Henry Purcell
September 10, 1659 – November 21, 1695
English composer (1659–1695)
Early Modern era
Johann Pachelbel
September 1, 1653 – March 3, 1706
German composer, organist and teacher
Early Modern era
Domenico Scarlatti
October 26, 1685 – July 23, 1757
Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti
Modern era
Gabriel Faure
May 12, 1845 – November 4, 1924
French composer, organist, pianist and teacher (1845–1924)
Modern era
Ralph Vaughan Williams
October 12, 1872 – August 26, 1958
English composer (1872-1958)