About Gustav Pick
Lived 1832 – 1921 (aged 88). Gustav Pick was an Austrian composer.
Gustav Pick (10 December 1832 – 29 April 1921) was a musician and composer of Wienerlieder (Viennese songs). He is best known as the creator of the "Fiakerlied".
Early life and education Pick was born and brought up in the Jewish village of Rechnitz, where his father was a medical doctor and owner of an estate. His mother was Baroness Schey. sister of Friedrich Schey von Koromla, and he was related to the Thorsch family of bankers. The Gustav-Pick-Gasse, a small street in Döbling, Vienna, was named after him.
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Who was Gustav Pick?
Austrian musician and composer (1832-1921)
When was Gustav Pick born?
Gustav Pick was born on 10 December 1832 in Rechnitz.
When did Gustav Pick die?
Gustav Pick died on 29 April 1921 in Vienna.
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Gustav Pick was a composer.
What nationality was Gustav Pick?
Gustav Pick was Austrian.
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