Francesco Geminiani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francesco Geminiani

Italian composer and violinist

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1687

Place of Birth: Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

Date of Death: 17-Sep-1762

Profession: composer, concertmaster, musicologist, music theorist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Francesco Saverio Geminiani (baptised 5 December 1687 – 17 September 1762) was an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist.
BBC Radio 3 has described him as "now largely forgotten, but in his time considered almost a musical god, deemed to be the equal of Handel and Corelli."



Alternative names	Andrew Soldi; Andrea Soldie; Soldi
Description	Italian portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1703	January 1771
Location of birth/death	Florence	London
Work period	1733-1743
Work location	London
Authority control	: Q4755278 VIAF: 95814491 ISNI: 0000 0000 6913 2619 ULAN: 500021608 GND: 1049817389 SUDOC: 152702857