Dessau

Country

Germany

Coordinates

51.8342, 12.2461

History

• Dessau (–1603)
• Dessau (1603–1863), Anhalt-Dessau
• Dessau (1863–1871)
• Dessau (1871–1949), Germany
• Dessau (1949–1990), German Democratic Republic
• Dessau (1990–), Germany

Composers

• Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748–1798), died in Dessau
• Friedrich Schneider (1786–1853), died in Dessau
• Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892), was born in Dessau
• Fritz Seitz (1848–1918), died in Dessau
• Kurt Weill (1900–1950), was born in Dessau
• Johann Admoni (1906–1979), was born in Dessau
• Annette Schlünz (1964–), was born in Dessau