Known For
Sound
Birthday
October 26, 1825
Place of Birth
Sankt Ulrich, Austrian Empire [now Vienna, Austria]
Also Known As
- The Waltz King
- Johann Strauss Jr.
- Johann Strauss Sohn
- Johann Strauß Sohn
- Johann Strauss 2
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.
