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Alice Herz-Sommer

British Jewish pianist and music teacher from Bohemia

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Occupation

musician

Born in

Prague

Born

November 26, 1903

Zodiac

Sagittarius

40,268

days lived

110

age at death

Born
November 26, 1903 in 🇮🇱Prague
Died
February 23, 2014 (aged 110)
Zodiac
♐︎Sagittarius·rabbit 🐇
Updated Jul 2026

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Alice's Birth Chart

Astrology
♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎☉☽☿♀♂♃♄⛢♆♇
Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Sagittarius♐︎

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Moon Sign

Pisces♓︎

Dominant Element

Fire

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for November 26, 1903

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2014
Day 40,267
Age 110

Death of Alice Herz-Sommer

Confidence
96%
Feb 23, 2014

Alice Herz-Sommer dies in London at the age of 110.

2013
Day 39,849
Age 109

Subject of 'The Lady in Number 6'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2013

Subject of the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life'.

1986
Day 29,987
Age 82

Move to London

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1986
1949
Day 16,473
Age 45

Move to Israel

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1949
1943
Day 14,281
Age 39

Theresienstadt Imprisonment

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1943
1942
Day 13,916
Age 38

Husband Leopold Arrested

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1942
1937
Day 12,419
Age 34

Son Raphael Born

Confidence
96%
Nov 26, 1937

Son Raphael Sommer is born.

1931
Day 9,898
Age 27

Marriage to Leopold Sommer

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1931

Marries Leopold Sommer.

1930
Day 9,533
Age 26

Piano Recital Debut

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1930

Makes her debut as a concert pianist.

1928
Day 8,802
Age 24

Studies with Conrad Ansorge

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1928

Studies piano with Conrad Ansorge, a student of Liszt.

1926
Day 8,072
Age 22

Studies in Prague German Academy of Music

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1926

Begins studies at the German Academy of Music in Prague.

1921
Day 6,246
Age 17

Studies with Václav Štěpán

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1921

Studies piano with Václav Štěpán.

1919
Day 5,515
Age 15

Meets Max Brod

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1919

Meets Max Brod, a friend of Franz Kafka, who becomes a mentor.

1908
Day 1,497
Age 4

Early Piano Lessons

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1908

Begins taking piano lessons.

1903
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Alice Herz-Sommer

Confidence
96%
Nov 26, 1903

Alice Herz-Sommer is born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic).