Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1799)
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (2 November 1739 – 24 October 1799) was an Austrian composer, violinist and silvologist. He was a friend of both Haydn and Mozart.
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