Justyna Krzyżanowska | |
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Born | Tekla Justyna Krzyżanowska 14 September 1782 Długie, Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (in modern Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland) |
Died | 1 October 1861 Warsaw, Congress Poland | (aged 79)
Other names | Justyna Chopin |
Spouse |
Nicolas Chopin (m. 1806) |
Children | Ludwika Frédéric Izabela Emilia |
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Justyna Krzyżanowska ([juˈstɨ.na kʂɨ.ʐaˈnɔf.ska]; c. 14 September 1782 – 1 October 1861) was a Polish nanny, amateur musician, and pianist who became the first music teacher of her son, the pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin. She later ran a boarding house for students who attended the Warsaw Lyceum.