Composer's country:
The Netherlands
Gender:
M
Born in
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Date of birth:
1933-08-29
Died in
Amsterdam
Date of death:
2009-12-01
Century:
20 ~ 21
Comment(s):
Shaffy was born in Paris, in the suburb Neuilly-sur-Seine. His father was an Egyptian diplomat and his mother was a Polish-Russian countess. He grew up with his mother in Cannes. When she was infected with tuberculosis, Shaffy was sent to an aunt in Utrecht.