William Henry Fry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Henry Fry

American composer, music critic, and journalist

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1813

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 21-Dec-1864

Profession: composer, music critic, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

For the woodcarver and gilder, see William H.
Fry. William Henry Fry (August 10, 1813 – December 21, 1864) was a pioneering American composer, music critic, and journalist.
Fry was the first person born in the United States to write for a large symphony orchestra, and the first to compose a publicly performed opera.
He was also the first music critic for a major American newspaper, and he was the first person to insist that his fellow countrymen support American-made music.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat