Frédéric Chopin: the short life of a musical genius Daguerrotype of Frédéric Chopin, 39, in 1849 the year he died; Chopin’s grave in Pere Lachaise cemetery, Paris GL Archive Louis-Auguste Bisson / Alamy / Elena Dijour / Shutterstock SamanthaDavid Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) was born ...