Franz Bendel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Bendel

German musician

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1833

Place of Birth: Krásná Lípa, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1874

Profession: composer, pianist, music pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Franz Bendel (March 23, 1833 – July 3, 1874) was a German Bohemian pianist and composer. Bendel was born in Schönlinde, Bohemia, Austrian Empire.
He was a student of Franz Liszt for five years in Weimar.
From 1862, he lived in Berlin and taught at Theodor Kullak's Music Academy, Neue Akademie der Tonkunst.
He was also the author of over four hundred compositions, many of them for the piano, including one piano concerto. Bendel was a superb pianist who toured extensively until his death from typhoid fever in Boston while on an American tour.
He was aged 41.