About Elkan Bauer
Lived 1852 – 1942 (aged 90). Elkan Bauer was an Austrian composer.
Elkan Bauer was an Austrian composer and friend and contemporary of Johann Strauss II born in Nikolsburg, on April 4, 1852.
Biography Despite being unable to neither read nor write music, he whistled melodies which were then transcribed and performed in the outdoor kiosks of Vienna. After being taken prisoner by the Germans in 1942, the Nazis burned all his possessions including his house, his documents and his scores. He was killed in the concentration camp of Theresienstadt at the age of ninety, on September 20, 1942.
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Who was Elkan Bauer?
Austrian composer
When was Elkan Bauer born?
Elkan Bauer was born on 4 April 1852 in Mikulov.
When did Elkan Bauer die?
Elkan Bauer died on 20 September 1942 in Theresienstadt concentration camp, Terezín.
What was Elkan Bauer's occupation?
Elkan Bauer was a composer.
What nationality was Elkan Bauer?
Elkan Bauer was Austrian.
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