Jean Ancot (6 July 1799 – 5 June 1829) was a violinist, pianist and composer from what was then the Netherlands.
[1][2] In 1817, Ancot was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris, and studied the piano with Louis-Barthélémy Pradher and composition with Henri-Montan Berton.
[2] François-Joseph Fétis wrote: "Endowed with a happier disposition, he could have placed himself at a high rank among the young artists of his time, but strong passions did not let him give all the required rigor to his studies".
He returned to Belgium in 1825, and in Brussels gave prestigious concerts with his brother Louis Ancot [nl], a pianist: they took place at the Belgian court on 21 September 1825, and at the Vauxhall on 11 March 1826.
[1][2] Ancot composed and arranged more than 200 works, published in Paris, London and Germany.