Paul Dessau was born on December 19, 1894 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a composer, known for Abenteuer auf Sizilien (1948), Die Gräfin von Monte Christo (1946) and Le roman de Werther (1938). He was married to Ruth Berghaus, Antje Ruge, Elisabeth Hauptmann and Gudrun Kabisch. He died on June 28, 1979 in Königs Wusterhausen, German Democratic Republic.
