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| Frederick Delius
(1862 - 1934)
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| 1862 |
Born 29 January, in Bradford, Yorkshire; son of a German wool merchant |
| 1881 |
Reluctantly enters the family business |
| 1884 |
Leaves the wool business and sails for Florida to manage an orange grove |
| 1886 |
Returns to Europe to study music in Leipzig; befriended by Grieg |
| 1894 |
Moves to Paris; meets Ravel and artist Paul Gauguin; begins series composition |
| 1904 |
Marries German artist Jekla Rosen |
| 1907 |
Meets English conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, his greatest champion |
| 1922 |
First signs of illness, caused by syphilis, leading to blindness and paralysis |
| 1928 |
Continues to compose by dictating to Eric Fenby |
| 1934 |
Dies 10 June at Grez; buries in Limpsfield, Surrey |
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