- Real name
- Robert Nathaniel Dett
- Born
- October 11, 1882
- Died
- October 2, 1943
- Country
- United States
- Comments
- Composer, pianist, choral director, poet, essayist and educator born in Drummondville, Ontario. Deft live most of his life in the United States where he taught at several academic institutions including Hampton Institute in Virginia.
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