Music · 1866–1925

Erik Satie

Avant-garde French composer known for his minimalist piano pieces

Did you know?He was famously eccentric and once founded his own religion, of which he remained the only member for several years.

Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (17 May 1866 – 1 July 1925), better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. The son of a French father and a British mother, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire but was undistinguished and did not obtain a diploma.

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Age at death: 59
Years since death: 101

Born: May 17, 1866 · Honfleur, France
Died: June 1, 1925
Cause of death: Liver cirrhosis
Nationality: French
Known for: Music

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