Uzeyir Hadjibeyov
09/17/1885 , (139 years old) in Agjabedi, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]
Known for department
Sound
Biography
Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oghlu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani composer, musicologist and teacher. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music. Hajibeyov composed the music of the national anthem of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.