Nie Er

Nie Er
聂守信
Born
Nie Shouxin

(1912-02-14)February 14, 1912
DiedJuly 17, 1935(1935-07-17) (aged 23)
Other namesGeorge Njal
EducationYunnan Provincial No.1 Normal School
OccupationsComposer and musician
Relatives[聂鸿仪/Nie Hongyi] (father), [彭寂宽/Peng Jikuan] (mother), [聂叙伦/Nie Xulun] (Brother)
Nie Er
Traditional Chinese聶耳
Simplified Chinese聂耳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNiè Ěr
Wade–GilesNieh4 Erh3
Yale RomanizationNyè Ěr
Nie Shouxin
Traditional Chinese聶守信
Simplified Chinese聂守信
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNiè Shǒuxìn
Wade–GilesNieh4 Shou3-hsin4
Yale RomanizationNyè Shǒu-Syìn

Nie Er (14 February 1912 – 17 July 1935), born Nie Shouxin, courtesy name Ziyi (子義 or 紫藝), was a Chinese composer best known for March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of People's Republic of China. In numerous Shanghai magazines, he went by the English name George Njal, after a character in Njal's Saga.