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Czech composer and pianist Hans Seeling, also known as Jan Seeling, was born on 14 February 1828 in Prague, where he also studied.
He toured Europe as a pianist and died in Prague on 25 or 26 May 1862, aged only thirty-four.
His limited output as a composer consists of mostly piano music in a Germanic style, and he must have had large hands, as much of his music requires a large stretch.