▁brother ▁D ani ël ▁de ▁L ange ▁were ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁mus icians . ▁ ▁Biography ▁De ▁L ange ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Rot ter dam , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Johann a ▁Mol ijn ▁and ▁Samuel ▁de ▁L ange ▁Sr ., ▁a ▁music ▁teacher ▁and ▁organ ist ▁in ▁Rot ter dam . ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Jr .' s ▁birth , ▁his ▁father ▁established ▁a ▁piano ▁company ▁with ▁Jan ▁and ▁George ▁R ij ken , ▁" R ij ken ▁& ▁de ▁L ange ", ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁still ▁oper ates ▁in ▁Rot ter dam . ▁ ▁Among ▁other ▁teachers , ▁Samuel ▁Jr . ▁studied ▁organ ▁with ▁Alexander ▁Winter berger , ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁Lis zt , ▁and ▁piano ▁with ▁Kar ol ▁Mik uli , ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁Ch op in . ▁He ▁took ▁music ▁composition ▁less ons ▁with ▁Johannes ▁Ver h ul st ▁and ▁Ber th old ▁Dam cke . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁unus ually ▁product ive ▁life ▁in ▁many ▁cities ▁and ▁countries . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁he ▁tou red ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁as ▁a ▁pian ist ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁D ani ël ▁and ▁Ad rien - Fran çois ▁Ser va is , ▁both ▁cell ists . ▁From ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 2 3 ▁( 1 8 6 0 - 1 8 6 3 ) ▁he ▁taught ▁piano ▁at ▁the ▁music ▁conserv atory ▁of ▁L emberg ▁( now ▁L v ov , ▁Ukraine ). ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Rot ter