Hermann von Reichenau
Mathematician, Composer
1013 – 1054
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Who was Hermann von Reichenau?
Hermann of Reichenau, also called Hermannus Contractus or Hermannus Augiensis or Herman the Cripple, was an 11th-century scholar, composer, music theorist, mathematician, and astronomer. He composed the Marian prayer Alma Redemptoris Mater. He was beatified in 1863.
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- Born
- Jul 18, 1013
Altshausen - Also known as
- Hermannus Contractus
- Hermannus, Contractus
- Herman the Cripple
- Contractus Hermannus
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Lived in
- Baden-Württemberg
- Died
- Sep 24, 1054
Reichenau Island
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on July 23, 2013
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