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Pierre Schaeffer
French composer and musicologist.
Born August 14th, 1910 in Nancy. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1995 at 85 years old in Aix-en-Provence (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Occupations
composer, engineer, music critic, music teacher, music theorist, musician, musicologist, philosopher, radio personality, record producer
Wikipedia
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson