Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner

German writer, civil servant and opinion journalist

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1728

Place of Birth: Traunstein, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1783

Profession: writer, civil servant, opinion journalist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner

  • Johann Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner (17 October 1728 – 6 June 1783) was a German polymath, promoting the Enlightenment in Bavaria.
  • While working as a civil servant for the Bavarian court, he published a hymnal which contained a complete German High Mass and songs such as "Das Grab ist leer, der Held erwacht" (The grave is empty, the hero awoken) for which he is known.
  • These hymns and especially his German mass, used in settings by Michael Haydn, remain popular to this day.

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