Jan Nepomucen Białobłocki

Jan Nepomucen Białobłocki (c.1806—31 March 1828, Sokołowo, Golub-Dobrzyń) was a childhood friend and correspondent of the composer Frédéric Chopin.

Born into an aristocratic family, Białobłocki began in 1816 to study at the Warsaw Lyceum, where one of his teachers was Nicolas Chopin, the composer's father; Białobłocki lodged with the Chopin family. In 1823 Białobłocki commenced studies at Warsaw University. He became a close friend of Frédéric, who addressed numerous letters to him.

In 1828 Białobłocki died, unmarried, at his family estate of Sokołowo.

References

• Myslakowski, Peter, and Andrzej Sikorski (2007), Jan Białobłocki, in Fryderyk Chopin Institute website, accessed 14 February 2014.