Nie Er
Nie Er | |
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| 聂守信 | |
| Born | Nie Shouxin February 14, 1912 |
| Died | July 17, 1935 (aged 23) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Other names | George Njal |
| Education | Yunnan Provincial No.1 Normal School |
| Occupation(s) | Composer and musician |
| Relatives | [聂鸿仪/Nie Hongyi] (father), [彭寂宽/Peng Jikuan] (mother), [聂叙伦/Nie Xulun] (Brother) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聶耳 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 聂耳 | ||||||||
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| Nie Shouxin | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 聶守信 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 聂守信 | ||||||||
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Nie Er (14 February 1912 – 17 July 1935), born Nie Shouxin, courtesy name Ziyi (子義 or 紫藝), was a Chinese composer best known for "March of the Volunteers", the national anthem of People's Republic of China. In numerous Shanghai magazines, he went by the English name George Njal, after a character in Njal's Saga.