Nicolas chopin biography

Polish educator; father of Frédéric Chopin

Nicolas Chopin (Polish: Mikołaj Chopin; 15 April &#;&#; 3 May ) was a teacher of the French language in Partitioned Poland, and father of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin.^[1]

Life

Nicolas Chopin was born in the village of Marainville-sur-Madon (Vosges department), in the province of Lorraine, France.

He was the son of François Chopin (9 November , Ambacourt – 31 January , Marainville), a wheelwright and village administrator for Marainville, and Marguerite, née Deflin (1 February , Diarville – 21 August , Marainville), an educator respected by her colleagues and students.

François and Marguerite were married on 17 January ^[2]

Nicolas had four sisters, only two of whom survived to adulthood: Anne (b. 23 November , Marainville), who married Joseph Thomas on 13 February , and Marguerite (5 August , Marainville – 10 March ), who married Nicolas Bastien on 2 December Nicolas' godmother was h