Veniamin Basner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Veniamin Basner

Soviet and Russian composer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1925

Place of Birth: Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1996

Profession: composer, film score composer

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Veniamin Efimovich Basner (Russian: ???????´? ???´????? ??´????, 1 January 1925 in Yaroslavl – 3 September 1996 in St Petersburg) was a Russian composer.
He was recognized by the Soviet Union as a People's Artist of Russia and a State prize-winner.
An asteroid called 4267 Basner, discovered in 1971, was named in his honour.
He was a member of the St Petersburg Union of Composers.