Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

British

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• Not only was Elgar a composer, but he was also an amateur chemist. In his spare time, he would tinker with experiments.
• Elgar was the first composer to fully embrace recording music.
• Elgar loved cycling, and he had a Royal Sunbeam bicycle that he nicknamed ‘Mr. Phoebus.’