Cécile Chaminade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cécile Chaminade

French composer and pianist

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1857

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 13-Apr-1944

Profession: composer, pianist, musician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist.
In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman."