Sometimes you come across the most bizarre and, therefore, the most intriguing pieces of research. Like in the case of George Frideric Handel, composer and all round master musician. But did you know he was also a canny investor?Ellen T. Harris is Professor Emeritus in Musicology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has written about Handel and the Bank of England.George Frideric Handel was born on 23 February 1685 in Halle, then part of Brandenburg-Prussia. Although German by birth he is now famous for his musical career in London where he lived from 1712 until his death in 1759. A Baroque composer, he wrote operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos.