b. 22 May 1813. d. 13 February 1883. Nationality: German. VIAF.
Composer. Educated at Leipzig University. Politically exiled in Zurich, Venice, and
Paris from 1849-1862. Author of *The Flying Dutchman* (1843), *Lohengrin* (1850),
and the tetralogy *The Ring of the Nibelung* (1869–76). Bibliographic information:
Deryck V. Cooke, “Richard Wagner,” *Encyclopedia Britannica*, 2020 <https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Wagner-German-composer>
(17 March 2020). (SCM)