Hermann Dostal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hermann Dostal

Austrian composer

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1874

Place of Birth: Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1930

Profession: composer

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Hermann Dostal (1874 in Mährisch-Ostrau (today Moravská Ostrava) – 20 December 1930 in Vienna) was an Austrian composer and arranger.As the son of a military musician, he was himself the military Kapellmeister of Austrian-Hungarian infantry regiments in Hungary, Slovakia and South Moravia.
He served in various military bands of the Danube Monarchy, among others with Franz Lehár, whose successor he became in 1904 with the infantry regiment no.
26.
Hermann Dostal was the uncle of the composer Nico Dostal.
His grave is in the Vienna Central Cemetery.