John Stafford Smith (1750 - 1836) is a composer best known for writing To Anacreon in Heaven. The song was written in 1780 and it quickly became a very popular song in Britain and the United States. The tune of Anacreon was used for the tune of The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States. At one time, that same tune was also used as the national anthem of Luxembourg, but their anthem has since changed.
