George Savin De Chaneet was a Hungarian-Australian composer, conductor, choir master, organist and music teacher. [1] He was born in Hamburg, [2] only son of Frederich de Chanéet. [3] He arrived in Melbourne on 22 April 1884, where he spent his active life, seeking naturalisation in 1899. [4]
He dedicated much of his time to St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in West Melbourne, [5] and composed church music for other parishes and denominations. [6]
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His first wife, Johanna Julianna (née Paasch), [10] died in Melbourne in September 1887 in childbirth. [11] De Chanéet then married Martha Matilda Orams (died 1930 in Surabaya) [12] in December the same year. [3] They had a daughter, Myra Matilda (born 1888) [13] [14] and two sons, Victor (born 1895) [15] and Eric George (born 1902). [13] [16] Victor served in the AIF in World War I, winning the Military Medal for bravery in the field in 1918. [17]
De Chaneet had moved to Java before June 1920. He died in Lawang on 2 May 1926, survived by his wife and three children. [18]
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George Savin De Chaneet was a Hungarian-Australian composer, conductor, choir master, organist and music teacher. [1] He was born in Hamburg, [2] only son of Frederich de Chanéet. [3] He arrived in Melbourne on 22 April 1884, where he spent his active life, seeking naturalisation in 1899. [4]
He dedicated much of his time to St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in West Melbourne, [5] and composed church music for other parishes and denominations. [6]
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His first wife, Johanna Julianna (née Paasch), [10] died in Melbourne in September 1887 in childbirth. [11] De Chanéet then married Martha Matilda Orams (died 1930 in Surabaya) [12] in December the same year. [3] They had a daughter, Myra Matilda (born 1888) [13] [14] and two sons, Victor (born 1895) [15] and Eric George (born 1902). [13] [16] Victor served in the AIF in World War I, winning the Military Medal for bravery in the field in 1918. [17]
De Chaneet had moved to Java before June 1920. He died in Lawang on 2 May 1926, survived by his wife and three children. [18]
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