List of Famous people with last name Maelzel

Johann Nepomuk Maelzel

First Name Johann

Last Name Maelzel

Born on August 15, 1772

Died on July 21, 1838 (aged 65)

Born in Germany, Bavaria

Johann Nepomuk Maelzel was a German inventor, engineer, and showman, best known for manufacturing a metronome and several music-playing automatons, and displaying a fraudulent chess machine. He worked with Beethoven to compose a piece of music for one of his inventions.

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