George Bridgetower
Violinist, Composer
1778 – 1860
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Who was George Bridgetower?
George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower was an Afro-Polish-born virtuoso violinist, who lived in England for much of his life. He was born in Biała Podlaska in Galicia, where his father worked for Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł, in 1778. He was baptised Hieronimo Hyppolito de Augusto on 11 October 1778.
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- Born
- Oct 11, 1778
Bielsko-Biała - Also known as
- George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower
- Hieronimo Hyppolito de Augusto
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 29, 1860
Peckham - Resting place
- Kensal Green Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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