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): Christopher Hewett • Diamond Dallas Page • Emre Güral • Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken • Hédi Amara Nouira • Justin Holiday • Lang Tzu-yun • Peter Grant (music manager) • Raleb Majadele • Ronnie White • Song Dae-nam • Sybil Ludington • Trevor Marsicano • William II, Duke of Bavaria

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