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Richard Wagner
Composer and theatre director
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas. Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Wikipedia
Born: May 22, 1813, Leipzig, Germany
Died: February 13, 1883 (age 69 years), Ca' Vendramin Calergi, Venice, Italy
Spouse: Cosima Wagner (m. 1870–1883) and Minna Planer (m. 1836–1866)
Influenced by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Arthur Schopenhauer, Heinrich Heine, and more
Children: Siegfried Wagner, Eva von Bülow, and Isolde Beidler
Parents: Carl Friedrich Wagner and Johanna Rosine Wagner
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