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Jean-Amédée Lefroid de Méreaux was a prominent French pianist, composer, and influential music critic of the Romantic era. He is best remembered today for his monumental historical anthology of harpsichord music.Born in Paris, Méreaux studied at the Paris Conservatoire under distinguished teachers like Anton Reicha and François-Adrien Boieldieu. He achieved significant renown as a concert pianist, touring extensively throughout Europe. Méreaux composed prolifically, particularly for the piano, including concertos, sonatas, variations, and a famous set of 60 études, Op. 63. His critical writings, especially in journals like 'La France musicale', were highly influential. His most enduring legacy is the massive compilation 'Les clavecinistes de 1637 à 1790' (1864-1867), a 60-volume collection preserving the works of French harpsichord composers.

• Méreaux's son, Jean-Nicolas-Amédée Lefroid de Méreaux (1835-1894), was also a composer and organist.
• He died in Paris on April 25, 1874. Contemporary sources do not provide a specific cause of death, but he was 71 years old.