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"La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
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La Marseillaise
National anthem of France
"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. It was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by the First French Republic against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin".Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
National anthem
Song that represents a country or nation
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European nations tend towards more ornate and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
French writer and composer (1760–1836)
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. Lisle is known for writing the words and music of the Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin, which would later be known as La Marseillaise and become the French national anthem.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)