Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmerman

Zimmerman was born in Paris on March 19, 1785, as the son of a piano maker.

Among his students were Charles Gounod (who married one of his daughters),[2] Georges Bizet, César Franck, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Eugenie Santa Coloma Sourget,[3] Ambroise Thomas, Louis Lacombe, Alexandre Goria and Lefébure-Wély.

Zimmerman wrote two operas, L'enlèvement (Opéra-Comique, 1830) and Nausicaa (never staged).

His most important legacy is considered his Encyclopédie du pianiste compositeur, a complete method of piano playing, including a treatise on harmony and counterpoint.

[2] He died in Paris on October 29, 1853, at the age of 68, and is now buried in the Auteuil Cemetery [fr] in the 16th arrondissement.