Paul von Jankó

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Paul von Jankó (June 2, 1856 – March 17, 1919) was a Hungarian pianist and engineer.^[1]

He first studied mathematics and music in Vienna, where he was a pupil of H. Schmitt, J. Krenn and Anton Bruckner. He then moved to Berlin where he during the years 1881 and 1882 studied mathematics at the city's University, and piano with H. Erlich.

In 1882 Jankó patented the Jankó keyboard, with six rows of keys, drawing upon earlier designs by Conrad Henfling (1708), Johann Rohleder (1791) and William Lunn (1843).^[2] From the year 1886 he used this instrument at his own concert journeys. The Norwegian pianist Tekla Nathan Bjerke was a pupil of Jankó, and played many concerts in Norway using this instrument.

External links

(German) Obituary in Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, Vol. 40, 1919-20

References

↑ Dolge, Alfred (1911). Pianos and Their Makers (book) 1 ((fulltext on Google Books link) ed.). Covina/Dover. pp. 78–83. ISBN 0-486-22856-8.
↑ Janko Keyboard Piano on Piano World

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 72175771 LCCN: n2006038435 GND: 117611174

Persondata
Name	Janko, Paul Von
Alternative names
Short description	Hungarian musician
Date of birth	June 2, 1856
Place of birth
Date of death	March 17, 1919
Place of death

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