Friedrich Wieck was the father of Clara Wieck Schumann. Clara Josephine Wieck was born in Leipzig on 13 September 1819 to Friedrich Wieck and his wife Mariane Tromlitz. After her parents' divorce, Clara remained with her father. He opposed her marriage to Robert Schumann and refused his consent; after Clara and Robert obtained court approval, they married on 12 September 1840. Friedrich reconciled with the couple in 1843.
Wieck was also Clara's teacher and personally directed her musical education from childhood. After taking her out of primary school, he arranged for her to be educated at home. She received daily one-hour lessons from him in piano, violin, singing, theory, harmony, composition, and counterpoint, along with two hours of practice using his own teaching methods. He accompanied her on concert tours throughout Europe, and his instruction helped establish both her early reputation as a child prodigy and his own reputation as a piano pedagogue.
