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KOCHEL (Köchel) Ludwig Alois Friedrich (14 I 1800, Stein, Lower Austria - 3 VI 1877, Vienna) - Aust. nerd, mineralogist and musicologist. Music lover, passionate admirer of the work of V.A. Mozart. He studied law in Vienna. In 1827-42, the teacher in the imp. family (Vienna). In 1850-52 adviser in Salzburg. In 1853 he visited USA. Since 1863 he lived in Vienna. The author of works on the history of the par. chapels in Vienna, monographs about I. Y. Fuchs; published unknown letters by L. Beethoven and others. Of importance is its “Chronological and thematic index of all the works of V. A. Mozart,” with an annotated bibliography for each composition (description of the manuscript, indication of the place of storage, date of first editions, etc.) . K. was the first compiler of this kind of reference work, which served as a model for similar. works on the work of other composers. Mfr. V. A.It is customary to designate Mozart by the numbers of K. (e.g. concert for violin and orchestra in A Major - K. 218). Subsequently, clarifications were made to the index K..