{geni:occupation} Cellist, composer, Cellist und Komponist, cellist, teacher
{geni:about_me} The great cellist and composer was born in Prague, traveled world wide and lived in his last 27 in Budapest. Despite this he did not learn Hungarian (he spoke German). See further at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Popper.

His date of birth is sometimes quoted as December 9, and even his year of birth is misquoted by some reputable encyclopedias. June 16, 1843 is correct.

His will is at http://www.archivportal.arcanum.hu/kozos/opt/a1411...RT&m=2&a=rec

In 1909, David Popper, then a citizen of Hungary, became the “adoptive father” of conductor and composer Oskar Nedbal so that Nedbal could legitimize his relationship with divorcée Marie Hoffmannová, something that was not permitted in the Austrian part of the monarchy. (http://m.rozhlas.cz/klasika/composers/_zprava/1187061, http://www.taborcz.eu/en/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=101216&id=1022 and also at http://www.archivportal.arcanum.hu/kozos/opt/a141113.htm?v=pdf&a=start, adoption agreement between Popper and Nedbal).

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