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Jan Matuszyński

1808 – 1842

Polish doctor

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About Jan Matuszyński

Lived 1808 – 1842 (aged 33). Jan Matuszyński was a Polish and Russian physician and composer.

Jan Edward Aleksander Matuszyński (Warsaw, 14 December 1808 – 20 April 1842, Paris) was a Polish medical doctor and close friend, in Warsaw and Paris, of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin.

Life Jan Matuszyński's father, Jan Fryderyk Matuszyński (1768–1831), was a physician and surgeon and head of Warsaw's Lutheran Hospital.

Jan Matuszyński, a native of Warsaw, befriended Chopin whilst attending the Warsaw Lyceum, where he was taught by Chopin's father, Nicolas Chopin. Matuszyński came from a musical family; he himself played the flute, and his brother Leopold (1820–93) became an opera tenor and director. shared Chopin's apartment in the Chaussée d'Antin and gave him medical advice.

Matuszyński died of tuberculosis. In his last days, Chopin and George Sand cared for him at the rooms they shared in the rue Pigalle. Sand wrote that he "died in our arms after a slow and cruel agony, which caused Chopin as much suffering as if it had been his own. He [Chopin] was strong, courageous and devoted... but when it was over he was shattered."

Matuszyński was buried in the Cemetery of Montmartre.

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Important facts

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Education
University of Warsaw, University of Tübingen, Warsaw Lyceum
Awards
Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jan Matuszyński?

Polish doctor

When was Jan Matuszyński born?

Jan Matuszyński was born on 14 December 1808 in Warsaw.

When did Jan Matuszyński die?

Jan Matuszyński died on 20 April 1842 in Paris.

What was Jan Matuszyński's occupation?

Jan Matuszyński was a physician and composer.

What nationality was Jan Matuszyński?

Jan Matuszyński was Polish and Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jan Matuszyński

· Wikidata: Q11718359

· DBpedia: Jan Matuszyński

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