Jacques Offenbach (June 20, 1819 -October 4, 1880), composer and cellist, the creator of "La vie Parisienne" and an originator of the operetta form, a precursor of the modern musical comedy. He wrote a great deal of dance music, particularly for the can-can.
... of Hansen's disease (leprosy) who lived on the island of Molokai, Hawaii.
He was born in Tremeloo, Belgium, the son of a farmer. He entered the novitiate of the ...