Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer and conductor with French and American citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music. June 17, 1882 – 1971; died at about 88. Alive at the same time as Barack Obama, Albert Einstein, Leo Tolstoy, Pablo Picasso, and Friedrich Nietzsche. Wiki link