Georg Nikolaus von Nissen (sometimes Nicolaus or Nicolai; January 22, 1761 – March 24, 1826) was a Danish diplomat and music historian. He is remembered as the author of one of the first biographies of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, still used today as a scholarly source on the life of this composer.
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