Ernest MacMillan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest MacMillan

Canadian conductor

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1893

Place of Birth: Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 06-May-1973

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan, (August 18, 1893 – May 6, 1973) was a Canadian orchestral conductor, composer, organist, and Canada's only "Musical Knight".
He is widely regarded as being Canada's pre-eminent musician, from the 1920s through the 1950s.
His contributions to the development of music in Canada were sustained and varied, as conductor, performer, composer, administrator, lecturer, adjudicator, writer, humourist, and statesman.