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.
- Felix Mendelssohn (Wikipedia)
Nationality:
German