Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, b. Hamburg 1809; d. Leipzig 1847

German composer, conductor, pianist and organist

Felix Mendelssohn was baptized into the Protestant faith in 1816 and given the additional names Jacob Ludwig; when his parents became Protestants in 1822 they added the surname Bartholdy.

Nationality:
German

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