1685–1759
George Frideric Handel

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Born: Feb­ru­ary 23, 1685, Halle, Ger­ma­ny.

Died: Ap­ril 14, 1759, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Buried: West­min­ster Ab­bey, Lon­don, Eng­land.

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Biography

George was the son of Ge­org Hän­del and Do­ro­thea Taust.

He spent his ear­ly life in Ham­burg and Ita­ly. In 1712, he moved to Lon­don, where he spent the bulk of his ca­reer.

He be­came a na­tur­al­ized Briti­sh sub­ject in 1727.

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