Born: April 23 1891 in Dnipropetrovsk / Ukraine
Died: March 05 1953 in Moscow / Russia
Sergej S. Prokofiew was a Ukrainian-born Russian composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.
(Alternative transliterations of his name include Sergey or Serge, and Prokofief or Prokofieff.)