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Tekla Justyna Chopin

1782 – 1861

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Justyna Krzyżanowska was a Polish nanny, amateur musician, and pianist who became the first music teacher of her son, the pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin. She later ran a boarding house for students who attended the Warsaw Lyceum.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
January 1, 1782
Długie
Date of death
October 1, 1861
Warsaw
Citizenship

Russian Empire · Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth · Poland

Field and occupation
Tekla Justyna Chopinová
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