Louis Dorus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French university teacher (1812-1896)
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Place of Birth: Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France
About Louis Dorus
- Louis Dorus (born Vincent Joseph van Steenkiste; 1 March 1812 – 9 June 1896) was a 19th-century French classical flautist.
- Vincent-Joseph van Steenkiste, his real name, was the first French flautist to use the transverse flûte.
- He perfected this instrument, and is at the origin of the "Dorus system".
- He is the younger brother of Julie Dorus-Gras, the father of the singer and pianist Juliette Vansteenkiste called Dorus, known after her marriage as Rabaud-Dorus, and Henri Rabaud's grandfather.
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