Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Nearer my God to Thee: Georges Krins

Nearer my God to Thee: Georges Krins by ric gustafson


Georges Krins was born on March 18 1889 in Paris France. His family was from Belgium and he was raised in the town of Spa. He studied the violin at the Conservatory in Liege Belgium from 1902 to 1908. In 1910, He moved to Paris to play the violin. He then moved to London and played at the Ritz Hotel from 1910 to March 1912.
On Wednesday April 10 1912, he boarded the Titanic. His ticket number was 250654 which was the number given to all of the orchestra members.
He was the only musician from Belgium to play on the Titanic's maiden voyage.


research help: Wikipedia.org


Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric

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