Johann Strauss II
Born
October 26, 1825 in Sankt Ulrich, Austrian Empire [now Vienna, Austria]
Died
June 03, 1899
Popularity
0.3308
Biography
Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (German: Johann Strauß Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas, as well as a violinist. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet.