![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
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![A giant doll celebrating Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814-1894), Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone, in Dinant, Belgium Stock Photo - Alamy A giant doll celebrating Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814-1894), Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone, in Dinant, Belgium Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/pda2gb/a-giant-doll-celebrating-antoine-joseph-adolphe-sax-1814-1894-belgian-inventor-and-musician-who-invented-the-saxophone-in-dinant-belgium-pda2gb.jpg)
A giant doll celebrating Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814-1894), Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone, in Dinant, Belgium Stock Photo - Alamy
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Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax | Soprano ophicleide in B-flat | French | Woodwind instruments, Instruments, Woodwind instrument
![WCSA - On This Day - June 28, 2018 - Saxophone is patented by Antoine-Joseph "Adolfe" Sax in 1846 - WCSA.WORLD WCSA - On This Day - June 28, 2018 - Saxophone is patented by Antoine-Joseph "Adolfe" Sax in 1846 - WCSA.WORLD](http://worldkings.org/Userfiles/Upload/images/10-BarnardRepair_AdolpheSax-Family_after.jpg)