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Alphonse Boog
1872–1949French composer and historian (1872–1949)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Battenheim, Haut-Rhin
Alphonse Boog is the only name on the Battenheim list
The French composer and historian Alphonse Boog was born in 1872. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. The nearest list is in Mulhouse, 5 mi away: 304 names, starting with Alfred Dreyfus.
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Alphonse Boog
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1872
Alphonse Boog
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Music
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Born in Battenheim
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Famous people from the towns next door
Mulhouse leads the towns around it, with 304 names.
Questions about famous people from Battenheim
Who is the most famous person from Battenheim?
Alphonse Boog (French composer and historian (1872–1949)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Battenheim?
1 people born in Battenheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Battenheim known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Battenheim?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Battenheim itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
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Photo credits (5)
- Alfred Dreyfus: Aron Gerschel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Boëllmann: photo Ch. Reutlinger, Paris, BNF Richelieu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cléopâtre Darleux: Lyesmaha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Zuber: A. Meyer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Hassenforder: Profilm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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