George Frideric Handel
1685–1759
German-British Baroque composer of Messiah.
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a composer, born in Halle (Saale) and died in Westminster.
- Known as
- Composer
- Category
- Entertainers
- Born
- 1685, Halle (Saale)
- Died
- 1759, Westminster
Baroque Period
- Henry Purcell 1659–1695, composer
- Antonio Vivaldi 1678–1741, composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750, composer
Alive at the same time as George Frideric Handel
- Henry Purcell 1659–1695, composer
- Jonathan Swift 1667–1745, satirist
- Antonio Vivaldi 1678–1741, composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750, composer
- Montesquieu 1689–1755, political philosopher
- Voltaire 1694–1778, philosopher
- Anne Bonny c. 1697–c. 1782, pirate
- Baal Shem Tov c. 1698–1760, rabbi
- John Wesley 1703–1791, religious leader
- Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab 1703–1792, religious leader
- Joseph Haydn 1732–1809, composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756–1791, composer
Portrait: Attributed to Balthasar Denner, Public domain.
