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| Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin
(1833 - 1887)
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| 1833 |
Born 12 November, in St. Petersburg; illegitimate son of a prince - his mother later marries a retired army doctor |
| 1843 |
Writes his first piece of music, a polka |
| 1850 |
Enters the St. Petersburg Academy of Medicine |
| 1856 |
Meets Modest Mussorgsky |
| 1858 |
Receives his doctorate in chemistry |
| 1862 |
Appointed professor of chemistry at Academy of Medicine. Meets mentor Mily Balakirev |
| 1863 |
Marries pianist Ekaterina Protopopova |
| 1869 |
Begins work on his opera Prince Igor |
| 1872 |
Helps to found a school of medicine for women |
| 1885 |
Overwork, anxiety over his wife's constant ill-health, and an attack of cholera undermine his well-being |
| 1887 |
Dies 27 February, from a heart attack |
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