Dionys Pruckner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dionys Pruckner

German pianist

Date of Birth: 12-May-1834

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1896

Profession: composer, pianist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Dionys Pruckner (12 May 1834 München – 1 December 1896 Heidelberg) was a noted pianist and music teacher at Stuttgart.
He was a student of Franz Liszt from 1852 until about 1855 who did concert tours throughout Europe.
In 1859 he was appointed to the faculty of the Stuttgart Conservatory.
Pruckner was a member of the masonic lodge Wilhelm zur aufgehenden Sonne in Stuttgart. He is buried in Section 5 (Abteilung 5) of the Pragfriedhof cemetery in Stuttgart, together with his wife Silly Pruckner (1837–1901).
On his gravestone is a bronze relief of his head made by the sculptor Karl Donndorf in 1893.