Leopold Mozart

Leopold Mozart
Leopold Mozart, about 1765. Portrait in oils attributed to Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni.
Born	Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (1719-11-14)November 14, 1719 Augsburg
Died	May 28, 1787(1787-05-28) (aged 67) Salzburg
Occupations	Composer violinist music theorist
Notable work	Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule (1756)
Spouse	Anna Maria Pertl ​ ​ (m. 1747; died 1778)​
Children	7, among which: Maria Anna "Nannerl" and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Family	Mozart family
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Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a German composer, violinist, and theorist.^[1] He is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule (1756).