Václav Jan Kopřiva [SEP] place of death
Václav Jan Kopřiva
Václav Jan Kopřiva (pseudonym Urtica) (8 February 1708 in Cítoliby, near Louny – 7 June 1789 in Cítoliby) was a Bohemian composer and organist.
Life.
Kopřiva was a son of the miller Václav Kopřiva (1672–?), from the neighboring village Brloh, and his wife Juditka Rozumová (1677–?). He received his first musical education from his godfather Martin Antonín Kalina, who was a cantor and a representative of another important music family in Cítoliby. He completed
Kopřiva
Kopřiva () (feminine Kopřivová) is a Czech surname meaning "nettle". Notable people with the surname include:
- David Kopřiva (born 1979), Czech rower
- Jaroslav Kopřiva, Czech bobsledder
- Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756–1785), Bohemian organist and composer
- Ladislav Kopřiva, Czech-Czechoslovak communist
- Luděk Kopřiva (1924–2004), Czech actor
- Miroslav Kopřiva, Czech professional ice hockey goaltender
- Václav Jan Kopřiva (1708–1789), Bohemian composer
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