Bartolomeo cristofori short biography

Bartolomeo Cristofori
Photo of a painting of Bartolomeo Cristofori standing next to a piano. Bartolomeo Cristofori Biography - The Inventor of the Piano The painting was lost in World War II.
Born	Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (1655-05-04)May 4, 1655 Padua, Republic of Venice
Died	January 27, 1731(1731-01-27) (aged 75) Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Nationality	Italian
Occupation(s)	Inventor, instrument maker
Known for	Inventor of the piano

Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (Italian pronunciation: [bartoloˈmɛːo kriˈstɔːfori di franˈtʃesko]; May 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731) was an Italian musical instrument maker.

He invented the piano.

Life

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Cristofori was born in Padua. Not much is known about Cristofori's early life.

Bartolomeo Cristofori - Wikipedia

In 1688, he worked for Prince Ferdinando de' Medici in Florence as a musical instrument technician. He ook care of instruments for the prince. In 1716, he became the custode (steward) of the musical ins Bartolomeo Cristofori - Encyclopedia.com WEJEH