Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (November 6, 1814 – February 4, 1894[1]) was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for inventing the saxophone, says Wikipedia.
He patented the saxophone in 1846.
Composer Hector Berlioz wrote approvingly of the new instrument in 1842.
By 1846 Sax had designed, on paper, a full range of saxophones (from sopranino to subcontrabass). Although they never became standard orchestral instruments, the saxophones made his reputation, and secured him a job teaching at the Paris Conservatoire from 1867.
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