Born: July 6, 1865, Vienna, Austria (birth name: Émile Henri Jaques).
Died: July 1, 1950, Geneva, Switzerland.
Buried: Cimetière des Rois, Geneva, Switzerland.
Jaques-Dalcroze was a Swiss composer, musician and music educator who developed Dalcroze Eurhythmics, an approach to learning and experiencing music through movement.
Dalcroze Eurhythmics influenced Carl Orff’s pedagogy, used in music education throughout America.