Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Born
October 26, 1825
Died
June 3, 1899 (age 73)
Place of Birth
Sankt Ulrich, Austrian Empire [now Vienna, Austria]
Also Known As
The Waltz King
Johann Strauss Jr.
Johann Strauss Sohn
Johann Strauß Sohn
Johann Strauss 2
Johann Strauss II
Biography
Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (German: Johann Strauß Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas, as well as a violinist. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet.
