Fryderyk Chopin
Chopin in 1849
Born	1 March 1810 Żelazowa Wola, Poland
Died	17 October 1849 (aged 39) Paris, France
Occupation	Composer, pianist
Notable works	Military Polonaise Black Key Etude Minute Waltz Nocturne in E flat major

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849; pronounced SHOH-pen) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the greatest Romantic piano composers. Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola, a village in the Duchy of Warsaw. A famous child prodigy, he grew up in Warsaw where he completed his music education and composed many of his mature works before leaving Poland in 1830 at age 20, shortly before the November 1830 Uprising.