Nie Er

Nie Er
聂守信
Born
Nie Shouxin

(1912-02-14)February 14, 1912
DiedJuly 17, 1935(1935-07-17) (aged 23)
NationalityChinese
Other namesGeorge Njal
EducationYunnan 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)
Nie Er
Traditional Chinese聶耳
Simplified Chinese聂耳
Nie Shouxin
Traditional Chinese聶守信
Simplified Chinese聂守信

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.[1]

  1. ^ Jones. Andrew F. [2001] (2001). Yellow Music - CL: Media Culture and Colonial Modernity in the Chinese Jazz Age. Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-2694-9 p. 122.

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