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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.
Awards & recognition
- honorary member · 1894
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 1877
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph · 1871
- 4th Class Order of the Crown
- 4th class, Order of the Medjidie
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- Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Ehrengrab
- honorary member
- Knight First class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
- Knight of the Order of Carlos III
- Knight of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Knight of the Order of the Lion and the Sun
- Knight Officer of the Order of the Saxe-Ernestine
- Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy
- Order of Civil Merit
- Order of Franz Joseph
- Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Order of the Crown
- Order of the Red Eagle
- Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class
