Karl Gottfried von Leitner
Lyricist
1800 – 1890
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Who was Karl Gottfried von Leitner?
Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner was an Austrian author and publicist from Graz, Styria, Austria.
From 1837 to 1854 he was the first Secretary to the Estates in Styria. He was the editor of the newspaper "Steiermark Zeitschrift". Karl was the curator of the Landesmuseum Joanneum in Graz, Austria from 1858 to 1864, and ge co-founded the Historical Association for Styrian Friendship with Peter Rosegger.
Some of his ballads were set to music by Franz Schubert.
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- Born
- Nov 18, 1800
Graz - Also known as
- Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner
- Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner
- Nationality
- Austria
- Died
- Jun 20, 1890
Graz
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on July 23, 2013
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