Robert Schumann by: Austin Wiegers

Born in Zwickau, Saxony

Jun 8, 1810

Some things about him...

Jun 8, 1810

1. His nationality was German.
2. His genre was romantic.
3. He performed as a pianist.
4. As a boy he loved literature and music.
5. He starts to take takes piano lessons from Friedrich Wieck and meets the 9-year-old Clara Wieck. He later marries her.
6. Soon Robert decides to abandon law for music, and studies theory with a local composer, Heinrich Dorn.
7. He lived through 11 presidents.

Robert Schumann's life time

Period: Jun 8, 1810 to Jul 29, 1856

During his life

Dec 3, 1823

1. German literary giant Gothe completed "Faust" part 2
2. The period of time from 1810-1830's was an era of key economic and social changes in America.
3. The War of 1812
4. He lived through these 11 presidents: James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, amd Franklin Pierce.

He's obedient!

Sep 15, 1829

Due to his father's will Robert went to Leipzig, Germany to study law

Losses...

Oct 15, 1833

Robert Schumann encountered 2 losses in his family causing him to fall into a great depression. This was his first battle with the illness that would eventually lead to his death.

some fun facts are...

Dec 12, 1850

1. Robert Schumann had no middle name
2. He made a famous music criticism, it was a fictional “League of David” to battle against artistic “Philistines.”
3. Felix Mendelssohn, another well-known composser, was a good friend and colleague of Robert

He dies

Jul 29, 1856

Robert Schumann lived to be 46 years old.
He was most famous for his piano solos, but just doing that impacted many people

About his death

Jul 29, 1856

He suffered tertiary syphilis. His dementia increases while his wife is discouraged from visiting him. She manages to see him two days before he dies of pneumonia. He is buried in Bonn.