Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Born: 10th May 1760, Lons-le-Saunier, France
Died: 26th June 1836, Choisy-le-Roi, France
Nationality: French
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (French: [klod ʒozɛf ʁuʒɛ d(ə) lil]; 10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836) was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. Lisle is known for writing the words and music of the Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin, which would later be known as La Marseillaise and become the French national anthem.
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