Given the question: Facts: - death place: manhattan , new york city , usa - death date: 2 february 1993 - spouse: geraldine page -lrb- 1954 -- 57 -rrb- - birth date: 21 october 1908 - name: alexander schneider - image: alexander schneider 1961.jpg - birth place: vilnius , lithuania - occupation: violinist , conductor , educator Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alexander schneider .
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alexander schneider -lrb- 21 october 1908 -- 2 february 1993 -rrb- was a violinist , conductor , and educator .born to a lithuanian jewish family in vilnius , lithuania , he later moved to the united states as a member of the budapest string quartet .he died in manhattan , new york city , at the age of 84 .