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Narciso Garay

Illustration — Garay in 1929, during his ambassadorship to Germany Narciso Garay Díaz (June 12, 1876 – March 27, 1953) was a Panamanian violinist, composer, and political figure. Narciso Garay was born in Panama City, Garay was the son of painter Epifanio Garay; his sister was the poet Nicole Garay. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where he took a first prize, and at the Schola Cantorum de Paris, and from 1902 until 1903 was a pupil of Gabriel Fauré.

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Narciso Garay

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Feierlicher Empfang des neuen Gesandten von Panama in Berlin Narziso Garay zur Entgegennahme seines Beglaubigungsschreibens beim Reichspräsidenten von Hindenburg. Anwesend waren der Reichsaussenminister Dr. Curtius, Staatssekretär von Sc

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Born
1876 · Panamá Province.
Died
1953 · Panama.
Nationality
Panama
Occupation
diplomat · composer · statesperson · minister · educator · violinist · musicologist
Honours
National Order of Merit · Order of Isabella the Catholic‎ · Royal Order of the Polar Star · Order of Merit · Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

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Illustration — Garay in 1929, during his ambassadorship to Germany Narciso Garay Díaz (June 12, 1876 – March 27, 1953) was a Panamanian violinist, composer, and political figure. Narciso Garay was born in Panama City, Garay was the son of painter Epifanio Garay; his sister was the poet Nicole Garay. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where he took a first prize, and at the Schola Cantorum de Paris, and from 1902 until 1903 was a pupil of Gabriel Fauré.

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