About Gábor Mátray
Lived 1797 – 1875 (aged 77). Gábor Mátray was a Hungarian composer, music historian, librarian, archaeologist and musicologist.
Gábor Mátray (23 November 1797, in Nagykata – 17 July 1875, in Budapest) was a Hungarian librarian and composer.
Mátray was a librarian at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest from 1847 to 1874. He distinguished himself as a collector and recorder of Hungarian folk songs, and as the founder of the Music Conservatory in Budapest (1840).
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Who was Gábor Mátray?
librarian, composer, historian (1797–1875)
When was Gábor Mátray born?
Gábor Mátray was born on 23 November 1797 in Nagykáta.
When did Gábor Mátray die?
Gábor Mátray died on 17 July 1875 in Budapest.
What was Gábor Mátray's occupation?
Gábor Mátray was a composer, music historian, librarian, archaeologist and musicologist.
What nationality was Gábor Mátray?
Gábor Mátray was Hungarian.
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