Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

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French nobleman classical era composer composer conductor fencer human soldier violinist

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was an 18th-century French-Guadeloupean virtuoso violinist, composer, and champion fencer who became one of the first prominent Black classical musicians in European history.

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Label	Occurrences
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French nobleman ⓘ classical era composer ⓘ composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ fencer ⓘ human ⓘ soldier ⓘ violinist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	1790s ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1760s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chevalier de Saint-Georges NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Boulogne NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph de Bologne NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate	1745-12-25 ⓘ
birthPlace	Baillif, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe NERFINISHED ⓘ French West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace	Cimetière des Fossés-Saint-Marcel, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissioned	Joseph Haydn’s Paris Symphonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
composed	chamber music ⓘ operas ⓘ string quartets ⓘ symphonies ⓘ symphonies concertantes ⓘ violin concertos ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	France ⓘ
deathDate	1799-06-10 ⓘ
deathPlace	Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Afro-Caribbean ⓘ
familyName	Bologne NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Georges de Bologne Saint-Georges NERFINISHED ⓘ
fencingStyle	foil ⓘ
genre	Classical music ⓘ
givenName	Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	development of the French violin school ⓘ later Black classical musicians ⓘ
instrument	violin ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
militaryRank	colonel ⓘ
militaryUnit	Légion Saint-Georges NERFINISHED ⓘ Légion des Américains et du Midi NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother	Anne Nanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanon NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement	Classical era ⓘ
name	Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleTitle	Chevalier ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the first prominent Black classical musicians in Europe ⓘ champion fencing ⓘ classical symphonies and concertos ⓘ virtuoso violin performance ⓘ
notableWork	Opera "L’Amant anonyme" NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphonie concertante in G major, Op. 13 No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 5 No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 3 No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	composer ⓘ fencing master ⓘ orchestra conductor ⓘ soldier ⓘ violinist ⓘ
participatedIn	French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	leader of the Concert de la Loge Olympique ⓘ music director of the Concert des Amateurs ⓘ
raisedIn	France NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Paris ⓘ surface form: Paris, France
socialStatusAtBirth	born enslaved ⓘ
sport	fencing ⓘ

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Kelvin Harrison Jr. → portrayed → Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges ⓘ