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A Quiet Life: The Extraordinary Fanny Hensel

Born in 1805, music’s first female composer Fanny Hensel was also a painter and artist. Married to her brother Eduard, her life story has been shrouded in gender-queer mystery.   Biography of Fanny Hensel   Fanny Hensel was born in Hamburg, Germany, on November 14, 1805. She was the second child of five and the only daughter of Veit and…