Johann Strauss II

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Birthday

1825-10-26

Deathday

1899-06-03

Place of Birth

Sankt Ulrich, Austrian Empire [now Vienna, Austria]

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.