Robert Schumann Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. His teacher, Friedrich Wieck, a German pianist, had assured Schumann that Robert could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing. In 1840, after a long and acrimonious legal battle with Wieck, who opposed the marriage, Schumann married Wieck's daughter
Stewart Wieck in 2010, immediately founding the company Nocturnal Games, which picked up White Wolf's rights to "Pendragon". He co-designed the fantasy board game "Darkling Plain", which uses 3D graphics created on smartphones. It was announced in 2013 by Nocturnal Media. He co-edited the 1998 book "The Essential World of Darkness", a collection of novels. Wieck is also an author of several novels and a number of short stories. Wieck died June 22, 2017 at the age of 49. Stewart Wieck Stewart Douglas Wieck (May 10, 1968 June 22, 2017) was one of the founders of the publishing company, White Wolf, Inc.