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Frederick Delius

1862 - 1934

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Frederick Theodore Albert Delius (born Fritz Theodor Albert Delius; ; 29 January 1862 – 10 June 1934) was an English composer. Born in Bradford in the north of England to a prosperous mercantile family, he resisted attempts to recruit him to commerce. He was sent to Florida in the United States in 1884 to manage an orange plantation. He soon neglected his managerial duties, and in 1886 returned to Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick Delius is the 529th most popular composer (up from 547th in 2019), the 1,692nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,532nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Frederick Delius ranks 529 out of 1,451. Before him are Albéric Magnard, Friedrich Wieck, Bernhard Crusell, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Orlando Gibbons, and David Rose. After him are Pancho Vladigerov, Remo Giazotto, Franz Xaver Richter, Erwin Schulhoff, Terry Riley, and Albert Ketèlbey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Frederick Delius ranks 56. Before him are Oswald Külpe, August Oetker, Nicholas Murray Butler, Cao Kun, Léon Boëllmann, and Infanta María de la Paz of Spain. After him are Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Edvard Westermarck, Arvid Lindman, Nitobe Inazō, Robert Reid, and Johanna van Gogh-Bonger. Among people deceased in 1934, Frederick Delius ranks 56. Before him are Herbert Chapman, Willem de Sitter, Franz Schreker, Roberto Ferruzzi, Paul Gustav Fischer, and Carsten Borchgrevink. After him are Viktor Kaplan, Charles Webster Leadbeater, Thorleif Haug, Kate Sheppard, Hendrik Petrus Berlage, and Erich Mühsam.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frederick Delius ranks 1,692 out of 8,785. Before him are Orlando Gibbons (1583), Penda of Mercia (606), John Gurdon (1933), Paddy Roy Bates (1921), John Vanbrugh (1664), and David Rose (1910). After him are John Farey Sr. (1766), Una O'Connor (1880), Renée Vivien (1877), Edward Balliol (1283), George Young (1946), and Henry Cole (1808).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Frederick Delius ranks 22. Before him are William Walton (1902), John Blow (1649), Thomas Arne (1710), Neville Marriner (1924), Orlando Gibbons (1583), and David Rose (1910). After him are Albert Ketèlbey (1875), William Boyce (1711), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), John Bull (1562), John Taverner (1490), and Malcolm Arnold (1921).

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