Johann Philipp Neumann
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Johann Philipp Neumann lithograph by Franz Eybl , 1836
Johann Philipp Neumann (born December 27, 1774 in Trebitsch , Moravia , † October 3, 1849 in Vienna ) was an Austrian physicist, librarian and poet.
In 1810/11 he was rector of the University of Graz . From 1815 to 1845 he held a professorship at the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna (today the Technical University ), whose library he founded in 1816 and headed until 1843.
He composed the text for the German Mass by Franz Schubert , the composition of which was completed in 1827. He also wrote the text for the unfinished opera Sakontala , D 701.
literature
- O. Bruna: Neumann Johann Philipp. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 91 f. (Direct links on p. 91 , p. 92 ).
- Franz Brümmer : Neumann, Johann Philipp . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, p. 525 f.
Web links
- Works by Johann Philipp Neumann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Johann Philipp Neumann in the Gutenberg-DE project
- Entry on Johann Philipp Neumann in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ^ New Schubert edition - Schubert database . Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
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SURNAME | Neumann, Johann Philipp |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian physicist, librarian and poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1774 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Trebitsch |
DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1849 |
Place of death | Vienna |