Ludwig Minkus
Born
March 23, 1826
Died
December 7, 1917 (91 years old)
Known For
Sound
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria
Ludwig Minkus, also known as Léon Fyodorovich Minkus, was a Jewish-Austrian composer of ballet music, a violin virtuoso and teacher. Among the composer's most celebrated compositions was his score for La source (composed jointly with Léo Delibes), Don Quixote; and La Bayadère. (via Wikipedia)