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Birth Anniversary: Nicolas Bochsa — August 9, 1789
09 August 2027
Born at Montmédy on 9 August 1789. Robert-Nicolas-Charles Bochsa was a French harpist and composer. His relationship with Anna Bishop was popularly thought to have inspired that of Svengali and Trilby in George du Maurier’s 1894 novel Trilby.
Dates verified on Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF); Grove Music Online, entry "Nicolas Bochsa".
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