Pierre De Geyter

Pierre Chrétien De Geyter
Native name
Pierre Chrétien Degeyter
Born(1848-10-08)8 October 1848
Ghent, Belgium
Died26 September 1932(1932-09-26) (aged 83)
Saint-Denis, French Third Republic
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrench
Literary movementSocialism

Pierre Chrétien De Geyter (French: [pjɛʁ kʁetjɛ̃ də ɡetɛʁ]; Flemish: [də ˈɣɛitər]; 8 October 1848 – 26 September 1932) was a Belgian-French socialist and a composer, known for writing the music of "The Internationale."

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