Sébastien Érard

Sébastien Érard was a French instrument maker of German origin who specialised in the production of pianos and harps, developing the capacities of both instruments and pioneering the modern piano.

5 April 1752

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Albert R. Broccoli • Albert Roussel • Albert Selimov • Bernard Longley • Casimir Delavigne • Dave Holland (drummer) • Dimitrie Cuclin • Dragoljub Minić • Enzo Cannavale • Mariqueen Maandig • Song Jiaoren • Tom Coronel • William Moore (athlete)

Born in the same month (April 1752): Humphry Repton • Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli • Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait