(July 2, 1819, Renescure — March 19, 1900, Boulogne-sur-Mer) A French keyboardist, composer, and music educator. Hanon's piano method book, The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises, has become one of the standard teaching materials for finger training for piano teachers today. Hanon also published Extrait des chef d'œuvre des grands maîtres (Summary of Masterpieces by Great Composers), which quotes works by composers such as J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. This collection is intended to allow piano students to engage with excellent works from the past and cultivate good musicianship. While many of Hanon's works are piano method books, he also composed a small number of piano pieces such as fantasies and capriccios, as well as vocal works.