O . ▁ 4 8 ▁( 1 8 3 3 – 3 5 ). ▁Louis ▁Spo hr ▁( 1 7 8 4 – 1 8 5 9 ): ▁Kn own ▁as ▁Ludwig ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Germany , ▁Spo hr ▁wrote ▁thirty - six ▁string ▁quart ets ▁and ▁four ▁double ▁quart ets ▁( for ▁two ▁string ▁quart ets ). ▁List ▁of ▁string ▁quart ets ▁by ▁Louis ▁Spo hr ▁ ▁Henry ▁Bishop ▁( 1 7 8 6 – 1 8 5 5 ): ▁String ▁Quart et ▁in ▁C ▁minor ▁ 1 8 1 6 ) ▁Carl ▁E ber we in ▁( 1 7 8 6 – 1 8 6 8 ): ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁string ▁quart et , ▁Op . ▁ 4 , ▁in ▁A ▁major ▁Alexander ▁A ly ab ye v ▁( 1 7 8 7 – 1 8 5 1 ): ▁At ▁least ▁two ▁string ▁quart ets , ▁plus ▁one ▁incomplete . ▁Franz ▁X aver ▁Geb el ▁( 1 7 8 7 – 1 8 4 3 ): ▁At ▁least ▁three ▁string ▁quart ets . ▁Friedrich ▁Ernst ▁F es ca ▁( 1 7 8 9 – 1 8 2 6 ): ▁Six teen ▁string ▁quart ets . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 0 s ▁Carl ▁Cz ern y ▁( 1 7 9 1 – 1 8 5 7 ): ▁W rote ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 4 0 ▁string ▁quart ets , ▁most ▁never ▁published , ▁existing ▁in ▁manuscript ▁form ▁only . ▁Several ▁have ▁seen