Christoph Sonnleithner
Christoph Sonnleithner (born May 28, 1734 in Szeged , Hungary , † December 25, 1786 in Vienna ) was an Austrian lawyer and composer .
family
Christoph Sonnleithner was married to Anna Maria Doppler. The couple had ten children:
- Eleonore Sonnleithner (1762–1819), wife of the Knight of Paumgartten
- Joseph Sonnleithner (1766–1835), librettist, theater director and archivist
- Anna Sonnleithner (1767–1819), wife of Wenzel Grillparzer, mother of the writer Franz Grillparzer
- Franziska Sonnleithner (1768–1857), wife of Johann Sigmund Rizy, mother of the lawyer Theobald von Rizy
- Franz Xaver Sonnleithner (1769–1832), civil servant and writer
- Ignaz Sonnleithner (1770–1831), lawyer and author, husband of Anna Putz, father of the lawyer Leopold von Sonnleithner
- Christoph Heinrich Sonnleithner (1773–1841), lawyer and civil servant, husband of Maria Wenger
- Therese Sonnleithner († 1829)
- Johanna Sonnleithner (1777–1861), pianist, wife of Franz Theser
- Charlotte Sonnleithner (1778–1816), wife of Joseph Florentin
Life
Sonnleithner studied at the University of Vienna Law and graduated with doctorate from. Later he got a job as court court attorney in the service of the Princely Esterházy Domain Administration; his employer was Prince Paul II Anton Esterházy de Galantha .
Sonnleithner was appointed dean of the law faculty at the University of Vienna and thus also held the office of court judge of the Schottenstift .
As a composer, Sonnleithner was in contact with Joseph Haydn . He composed 36 string quartets ( dedicated to Joseph II ), several symphonies and various church music.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Sonnleithner, Christoph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 36th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1878, p. 1 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Eusebius Mandyczewski: Sonnleithner . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, p. 639 f.
Web links
- Entry on Christoph Sonnleithner in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Works by and about Christoph Sonnleithner in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Constantin von Wurzbach : Stammtafel of the Sonnleithner family . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 36th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1878, p. 15 ( digitized version ).
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SURNAME | Sonnleithner, Christoph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian lawyer and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1734 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Szeged , Hungary |
DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1786 |
Place of death | Vienna |