On this day 189 years ago, on June 26, 1836 (May 13, 1836 lunar calendar), Rouge de Lear, author of the French national anthem "Marseillaise", died. ClaudeJosephRougetdeLisle Claude Joseph Rouge de Lear (May 10, 1760, Lon-Saunière - June 26, 1836, Schwarzschild-Leroy), French composer, represented as the French national anthem "Marseillaise". Rouge de Lear joined the army as an engineer and received the rank of captain. In April 1792, during the French Revolution, Rouge de Lear composed the famous "Marseillaise" when he was stationed in Strasbourg. The words are from Rouge de Lear The composition was composed by the Italian composer Giovanni Battista Viotti in 1784. The original title of the work was "The Battle Hymn of the Rhine Army". Charles Jean-Marie Barbaru led the Marseille Volunteers to march on Paris, singing this song all the way, so it was called "The Marseillaise". Rouge de Leer was a moderate republican who was expelled from the army and thrown into prison in 1793, but was later released. In 1836, Rouge de Leer died in poverty. On July 14, 1915, his ashes were transferred to the military academy. Created the famous "Marseillaise", which was the most popular and popular free hymn during the French Revolution. It had the effect of inspiring, motivating, unstoppable, and intimidating the enemy. In 1795, the French First Republic officially established the lofty status of the national anthem of the Marseillaise.