Freyer, August (Karl) b. December 15, 1801 d. May 28, 1883 Organist, Composer, Teacher. A prominent figure in Polish musical life for nearly 50 years. Born in Mildenau, Germany, he studied organ in Leipzig and music theory under Jozef Elsner at the Warsaw Conservatory (1827 to 1831). During that time he befriended Frederic Chopin and tutored the young Stanislaw Moniuszko, who would become the most important Polish composer of his generation. When the Russian Empire shut down the conservatory in the wake of the failed 1830 Uprising, Freyer went on an...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Protestant Cemetery (Defunct), Pilica, Mazowieckie, Poland
b. December 15, 1801 d. May 28, 1883