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Gábor Mátray

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Gábor Mátray
Background information
Born(1797-11-23)23 November 1797
Died17 July 1875(1875-07-17) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Composer

Gábor Mátray (23 November 1797, Nagykata – 17 July 1875, Budapest) was a Hungarian librarian and composer.

Mátray was a librarian at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest from 1847 to 1874. He distinguished himself as a collector and recorder of Hungarian folk songs, and as the founder of the Music Conservatory in Budapest (1840).

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