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Wojciech Żywny

1756 - 1842

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Wojciech Żywny (Czech: Vojtěch Živný; 13 May 1756 – 21 February 1842) was a Czech-born Polish pianist, violinist, teacher and composer. He was Frédéric Chopin's first professional piano teacher. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wojciech Żywny is the 502nd most popular musician (down from 491st in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Czechia and the 6th most popular Czech Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wojciech Żywny ranks 502 out of 3,175. Before him are Sonny Boy Williamson I, Greg Lake, Josef Hofmann, Dave Hill, Don Henley, and Annie Fischer. After him are Eugene Ormandy, Matt Cameron, Igor Oistrakh, Arthur Grumiaux, Richie Sambora, and Tommy Ramone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Wojciech Żywny ranks 17. Before him are Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, Louis Henri, Prince of Condé, Jean-Baptiste Carrier, Joseph Martin Kraus, Abbé Faria, and Guillaume-Antoine Olivier. After him are James Gillray, Ernst Chladni, Federico Gravina, Thomas Rowlandson, Paul Wranitzky, and John Loudon McAdam. Among people deceased in 1842, Wojciech Żywny ranks 22. Before him are Pierre Cambronne, Charles Bell, Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Francisco Morazán, Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, and Pierre Joseph Pelletier. After him are Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo, Nodira, Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, Letitia Christian Tyler, Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases, and Pierre Baillot.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Wojciech Żywny ranks 259 out of 1,200. Before him are Antonín Mrkos (1918), Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia (1075), Jan Fischer (1951), Karel Svoboda (1938), Margrave Andrew of Burgau (1558), and Josef Kadraba (1933). After him are Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1842), Franz Bardon (1909), Erhard Raus (1889), Jan Hammer (1948), Anna Chromý (1940), and Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794).

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Among MUSICIANS In Czechia

Among musicians born in Czechia, Wojciech Żywny ranks 6. Before him are Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644), Alfred Brendel (1931), Alice Herz-Sommer (1903), Jan Kubelík (1880), and David Popper (1843). After him are Jan Hammer (1948), Rudolf Serkin (1903), Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812), Josef Suk (1929), Ivan Mládek (1942), and Franz Konwitschny (1901).

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