(b. Venloo, 1752 ; d. St. P e te r s b u rg , Oc t. 3, 1828), v io lin -p la y er . In 1766 he s tu d ie d u n d e r F r a n z B e n d a a t Ber lin, a n d h a v in g a c q u i re d g r e a t prof iciency, t r a v e l le d fo r a n um b e r of y e a r s in G e rm a n y , th e N e th e r la n d s a n d F r a n c e , e s ta b l ish in g his r e p u ta t io n a s a n em in e n t violinist. In 1794 h e w e n t to S t . P e te r s b u rg , a n d rem a in e d th e r e t i l l his d e a th . Sp o h r , wh o h e a rd h im in 1803, c o n s id e red h im w a n t in g in feeling a n d ta s t e , a n d o b je c ts to his u n s te a d y m a n n e r of bowing, b u t a ck n owled g e s h is g r e a t te c h n ic a l skill. H is n um e ro u s c omp o s i tio n s- 9 co n c e r to s a n d solos fo r th e violin, d uos fo r violins , a n d m a n y q u a r t e t s fo r s tr in g s , a re wrell w r i t t e n a n d m e t w i th m u c h success in th e i r t im e . (F o r lis t, see Q . -L . ) T h e s in g e r Mme. F o d o r - M a in - v i e l l e (q.v.) wa s his d a u g h te r , a n d his tw o y o u n g e r b ro th e r s , (2) C h a r l e s a n d (3) A n t o n , we re c le v e r p ia n is ts a n d comp o se rs . p. d .