Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle

Alternative Names: De Lisle, Claude Joseph Rouget; Lisle, Claude Joseph Rouget de
Birth Year: 1760
Death Year: 1836
Notes: French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. He is known for writing the words and music of the Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin in 1792, which would later be known as La Marseillaise and become the French national anthem.

Compositions:

Title Alternate Title(s)
La Marseillaise The Marseillaise Hymn