Adolphe Sax
1814 – 1894 · aged 80
Belgian musical instrument designer and musician (1814–1894)
- Born
- 6 Nov 1814 · Dinant
- Died
- 7 Feb 1894 · 9th arrondissement of Paris
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- 6 Nov 1814BornBorn in Dinant
- 1849AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
- 7 Feb 1894DiedDied in 9th arrondissement of Paris
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- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
Biography
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (French: [ɑ̃twan ʒozɛf adɔlf saks]; 6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba, and redesigned the bass clarinet in a fashion still used in the 21st century. He played the flute and clarinet.
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