1810–1849

Introduction

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Born: March 1, 1810, Że­la­zo­wa Wo­la, Du­chy of War­saw. Birth name: Fryd­eryk Fran­cis­zek Cho­pin. The pa­rish bap­tis­mal re­cord gives the La­tin form of his name, Fri­de­ri­cus Fran­ci­scus.

Died: Oc­to­ber 17, 1849, Pa­ris, France.

Buried: Koś­ci­ół Świę­te­go Krzy­ża (Ho­ly Cross Church), War­saw, Po­land.

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Chopin Plays for the Radziwiłłs, 1829
Henryk Siemiradzki, 1887

Biography

Frédéric was the son of Ni­co­las Cho­pin, a French­man from Lor­raine, and Tek­la Jus­ty­na Krzy­ża­now­ska.

He was one of the best known com­pos­ers of the 19th Cen­tu­ry.

Sources

Music

  1. St. Bar­na­bas