Nazife Güran, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Nazife Güran

Turkish composer

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1921

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1993

Profession: composer, music pedagogue

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nazife Güran (5 Sept 1921 – 20 December 1993) was a Turkish composer born in Vienna of a diplomat father.
She studied music as a child with her mother and completed primary education in Ankara and high school in Istanbul.
She continued her music education at the Berlin Hochschule Music Academy, studying with Rudolph Schmidt for piano and Paul Hoffer for composition.
After returning to Ankara, she studied with Ernst Praetorius. In 1952 she married Dr.
Ismail Yilmaz Güran, had a son the next year, and then continued her studies at the Cologne Music Academy.
Returning to Turkey in 1969, she taught music at Cemberlitas Girls' High School and continued work as a composer.