Yuli Meitus was born on January 28, 1903 in Yelisavetgrad, Yelisavetgrad uyezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kirovohrad, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for
Battle Beyond the Sun (1959),
Bogatyr idyot v Marto (1954) and
V mirnye dni (1951). He died on April 2, 1997 in Kyiv, Ukraine.