![Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814 – 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who created the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He Stock Photo - Alamy Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814 – 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who created the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WTCH75/antoine-joseph-adolphe-sax-1814-1894-was-a-belgian-inventor-and-musician-who-created-the-saxophone-in-the-early-1840s-patenting-it-in-1846-he-WTCH75.jpg)
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814 – 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who created the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He Stock Photo - Alamy
![Musical instruments in the museum / birthplace of Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone, Dinant, Belgium Stock Photo - Alamy Musical instruments in the museum / birthplace of Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone, Dinant, Belgium Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C85NK3/musical-instruments-in-the-museum-birthplace-of-adolphe-sax-belgian-C85NK3.jpg)
Musical instruments in the museum / birthplace of Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone, Dinant, Belgium Stock Photo - Alamy
![Bass saxtuba in E-flat. Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 Paris); Date: 1855; Geography: Paris, France Stock Photo - Alamy Bass saxtuba in E-flat. Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 Paris); Date: 1855; Geography: Paris, France Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KNXPHF/bass-saxtuba-in-e-flat-maker-adolphe-antoine-joseph-sax-belgian-dinant-KNXPHF.jpg)
Bass saxtuba in E-flat. Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 Paris); Date: 1855; Geography: Paris, France Stock Photo - Alamy
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Statue of Adolphe Sax, Belgian musical instrument designer and inventor of the saxophone, Dinant, Belgium Stock Photo - Alamy
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