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- Birth nameLouis Étienne Ernest Rey
- Ernest Reyer was born on December 1, 1823 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He is known for La joie de vivre (1952). He died on January 15, 1909 in Le Lavandou, Var, France.
- He succeeded Hector Berlioz as music critic at the "Journal des débats".
- A pipe smoker, he said that his pipe was his best source of inspiration.
- Buried in the Cimetière Saint-Pierre (Marseille).
- A French opera composer ("Sigurd" and "Salammbô " are his best-known works).
- Grand'Croix of the Légion d'Honneur.
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