1814 - 1894
Adolphe Sax Belgian Inventor
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First Name |
Adolphe
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Last Name |
Sax
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Birthday |
6th November, 1814
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Birthplace |
Dinant, Wallonia, Belgium
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Died |
4th February, 1894
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Place of Death |
Paris, France
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Buried |
Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris 48°53′16″N 2°19′49″E / 48.88778°N 2.33028°E / 48.88778; 2.33028
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Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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Nationality |
Belgian
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Occupation Text |
Inventor, Musician, Musical instrument designer
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Occupation |
Inventor
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Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who created the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba. He played the flute and clarinet.