Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Johann Nepomuk Hummel
1820 portrait
Born	14 November 1778 Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia)
Died	17 October 1837 (aged 58) Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Confederation (now Germany)
Occupation(s)	Composer and pianist
Works	List of compositions
Spouse	Elisabeth Röckel (m. 1813)
Children	Eduard [de], Carl

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778 – 17 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. He was a pupil of Mozart, Salieri and Haydn. He also knew Beethoven and Schubert.