Albert Roussel

Albert Roussel, French composer (died 1937)

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Born: April 5, 1869
Died: August 23, 1937
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1869

About Albert Roussel

Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His early works were strongly influenced by the Impressionism of Debussy and Ravel, while he later turned toward neoclassicism. The association Les Amis belges d'Albert Roussel (The Belgian Friends of Albert Roussel) was founded in 1979 by André Peeters.

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The world when Albert Roussel was born

Albert Roussel was born in 1869. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1869

Best-selling bookWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineTranscontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Summit
Technology milestoneSuez Canal opens
World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
U.S. population35.6M

1869 versus 2026

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Measure	1869	2026
Population	35.6M	341 million

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