Philippine Schick
German musician, composer and educator
About Philippine Schick
Lived 1893 – 1970 (aged 76). Philippine Schick was a German university teacher, composer, pianist and musician.
Ida Philippine Eleanor Rosa Schick, married name Philippine von Waltershausen, (1893–1970) was a German composer, pianist, conductor and university lecturer. She was one of the few female composers whose works were performed in Nazi Germany.
Biography Born on 9 February 1893 in Bonn, Ida Philippine Eleanor Rosa Schick was the daughter of the German linguist and university professor Josef Schick (1859–1944) and his English wife Mary Butcher. In 1897, the family moved to Munich. In her teens, Schick wrote short stories and a play and composed Lieder and piano pieces. After matriculating from high school, she took private lessons in Greek, Latin and English. From 1910, she studied Chinese hieroglyphics.
Philippine Schick died on 13 January 1970 in Munich.
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Who was Philippine Schick?
German musician, composer and educator
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Philippine Schick was born on 9 February 1893 in Bonn.
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Philippine Schick died on 13 January 1970 in Munich.
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Philippine Schick was a university teacher, composer, pianist and musician.
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Philippine Schick was German.
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