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César Franck

Born on December 10, 1822

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César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck (French:; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in present-day Belgium. He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands).

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