Pierre De Geyter

Pierre De Geyter, Belgian composer (died 1932)

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Born: October 8, 1848
Died: September 26, 1932
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1848

About Pierre De Geyter

Pierre Chrétien De Geyter was a Belgian-French socialist and a composer, known for writing the music of "The Internationale." He later took music classes, and joined the workers' choir "La Lyre des Travailleurs", founded by the socialist leader of Lille, Gustave Delory. As the song became ever more popular, his brother Adolphe De Geyter claimed copyright in 1901 and began to collect royalties on it.

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The world when Pierre De Geyter was born

Pierre De Geyter was born in 1848. 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 1848

Best-selling bookThe Communist Manifesto by Marx & Engels

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineGold discovered at Sutter's Mill — California Gold Rush
Technology milestoneFirst modern chewing gum sold
Defining fadGold Rush fever
World population~1.28B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJames K. Polk
U.S. population21.4M

1848 versus 2026

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Measure	1848	2026
Population	21.4M	341 million

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