About Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin
Lived 1807 – 1855 (aged 48). Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin was a Polish and Russian composer, writer and musician.
Photo of portrait of Ludwika Chopin by Ambroży Mieroszewski. The original was destroyed in Warsaw in World War II.
Ludwika Marianna Jędrejewicz (; Chopin, 6 April 1807 – 29 October 1855) was the elder sister of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin. She was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1807, the daughter of Nicolas Chopin and his wife Justyna.
She was named after her godmother, Countess Ludwika Skarbek, after her parents had taken refuge with the Skarbeks from the unrest in Żelazowa Wola.
Life From a young age Ludwika showed talent for music and literature, and taught her brother Frédéric (born 1810) Polish and French. Like her brother, she studied music with Wojciech Żywny.
Ludwika died in her home in Warsaw during an 1855 epidemic of the plague.
Her story is mentioned in Flights, a novel by Olga Tokarczuk.
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Who was Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin?
Polish musician (1807-1855)
When was Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin born?
Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin was born on 6 April 1807 in Warsaw.
When did Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin die?
Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin died on 29 October 1855 in Warsaw.
What was Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin's occupation?
Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin was a composer, writer and musician.
What nationality was Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin?
Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin was Polish and Russian.
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