Alan Moss who wrote:

>After all, even Handel, not only a great composer but also probably
>Britain's most popular classical composer ever, was adopted
>from another country.

Yes indeed! "1727 wurde ihm das englische Burgerrecht verliehen" - in
1727 he became an English citizen (applying on 13 February for English
citizenship; 20 February: Royal Assent bestowed on Act to naturalize
GFH)... and stayed here mainly and died here in 1757. Even adopted the
English form of his name, Handel instead of Haendel.

(Many thanks to http://www.intr.net/~bleissa/handel/home.html for detailed
chronology)

CR