Jan Nepomucen Białobłocki

Jan Nepomucen Białobłocki (c.1806—31 March 1828, Sokołowo, Golub-Dobrzyń) was a childhood friend and correspondent of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin.[1]

Born into an aristocratic family, Białobłocki began in 1816 to study at the Warsaw Lyceum, where one of his teachers was Nicolas Chopin, the composer's father; Białobłocki lodged with the Chopin family. In 1823 Białobłocki commenced studies at Warsaw University. He became a close friend of Frédéric, who addressed numerous letters to him, using Białobłocki's nickname, Jasio.[2][1]

In 1828 Białobłocki died of tuberculosis of the bone,[3] unmarried, at his family estate of Sokołowo.[1]

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Notes
  1. ^ a b c Mysłakowski and Sikorski (2007),
  2. ^ Walker (2018), p. 46
  3. ^ Walker (2018), p. 121
Sources
  • Mysłakowski, Peter, and Andrzej Sikorski (2007), Jan Białobłocki, in Fryderyk Chopin Institute website, accessed 14 February 2014.
  • Walker, Alan (2018). Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 9780571348558