Jānis Cimze was a Latvian pedagogue, collector and harmoniser of folk songs, organist, founder of Latvian choral music and initiator of professional Latvian music. He is buried at the Lugaži Cemetery.

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Occupation: organist, composer, pedagogue, musician
Citizenship: Russian Empire
Born: May 3, 1814, June 21, 1814, July 3, 1814
Died: October 22, 1881, October 10, 1881

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Jānis Cimze

Latvian musician (1814–1881)

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