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1775 – 1834Francois-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834)Died 8 October 1834, aged 58Boieldieu was a French composer best known for his comic opera 'La dame blanche', one of the most frequently performed French operas of the nineteenth century. He served as a professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire and composed for the Opera-Comique for decades. He died near Paris.