Leclair, Jean Marie, 1697-1764

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Name (Hebrew)
לקלייר, ז'אן-מארי, 1697-1764
Name (Latin)
Leclair, Jean Marie, 1697-1764
Date of birth
1697
Date of death
1764
Place of birth
Lyon (France)
Place of death
Paris (France)
Field of activity
Music
Occupation
Composers Violinists Dancers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 56796764
Wikidata: Q348875
Library of congress: n 79100668
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Wikipedia description:

Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder) (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a French Baroque violinist and composer. He is considered to have founded the French violin school. His brothers, the lesser-known Jean-Marie Leclair the younger (1703–77) as well as Pierre Leclair (1709–84) and Jean-Benoît Leclair (1714–after 1759), were also musicians.

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