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Jacques Offenbach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (330 words) |
 | Jacques Offenbach (20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880), composer and cellist, was one of the originators of the operetta form, a precursor of the modern musical comedy. |
| Offenbach was of German birth and was Jewish, born Jacob Eberst, the son of Isaac Juda Eberst, a synagogue cantor, bookbinder, music teacher and composer. |
| Offenbach is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris, France. |
| Offenbach (district) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (261 words) |
| Offenbach is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. |
| Neighboring districts are Main-Kinzig, Aschaffenburg, Darmstadt-Dieburg, district free Darmstadt, Groß-Gerau, district-free Frankfurt and Offenbach. |
| In 2002 the capital of the district was moved from Offenbach to Dietzenbach. |
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