Mertz, Johann Kaspar

Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806 – 1856) was an Austro-Hungarian guitarist and composer. Mertz was born in Pressburg, now Bratislava (Slovakia), then the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and part of the Austrian Empire. He was active in Vienna, which had been home to various prominent figures of the guitar, including Anton Diabelli, Mauro Giuliani, Wenceslaus Matiegka and Simon Molitor.