Bartolomeo Cristofori | |
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![]() Photo of a 1726 portrait of Bartolomeo Cristofori. The original was lost in the Second World War. | |
Born | Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco May 4, 1655 |
Died | January 27, 1731 | (aged 75)
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 maker of musical instruments famous for inventing the piano.