Friedrich Wieck Friedrich Wieck Johann Gottlob Friedrich Wieck (18 August 1785 – 6 October 1873, aged 88) was a noted German piano teacher, voice teacher, owner of a piano store, and music reviewer. He is remembered as the teacher of his daughter, Clara, a child prodigy who was undertaking international concert tours by age eleven and who later married her father's pupil Robert Schumann, in defiance of her father's extreme objections. As Clara Schumann, she became one of the most famous pianists of her time. Another of Wieck's daughters, Marie Wieck, also had a career in music, although not nearly so illustrious
Ron Wieck re-elected in 2006 with 13,459 votes, running unopposed. Ron Wieck Ron Wieck (born August 13, 1944) is the Iowa State Senator from the 27th District. A Republican, he is also the current Senate minority leader, assuming the post following former minority leader Mary Lundby's announcement of plans to retire from the Senate in 2008. He has served in the Iowa Senate since 2003. Wieck currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Economic Growth committee; the Government Oversight committee; the Labor and Business Relations committee; the State Government committee; the Veterans Affairs committee; and the Commerce committee,