Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820
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.