Mohr, Joseph
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| Birthname | Joseph Franz Moor | ||||
| born on | 11 December 1792 at 12:00 (= 12:00 noon ) | ||||
| Place | Salzburg, Austria, 47n48, 13e02 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m13e02 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   20°13'   16°37 Asc. 11°10'
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Biography
Austrian Roman Catholic priest and writer who wrote the words to the Christmas carol "Silent Night". Mohr died of pulmonary disease on 4 December 1848 at the age of 55.
Relationships
- compare to chart of Historic: "Silent Night" (born 24 December 1818)
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes "Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!: die Erfolgsgeschichte eines Weihnachtsliedes" by Wolfgang Herbst (Atlantis-Musikbuch-Verlag, 2002), p. 22: "Joseph Mohr wurde am 11. Dezember 1792 mittags 12 Uhr in Salzburg geboren und wenige Stunden später im Dom getauft. Sein Name steht beim Erzbischöflichen Konsistorial- archiv Salzburg im selben Taufbuch, in dem sich auch der Name Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus [lat. Amadeus] Mozart befindet. Allerdings ist das Kind Josephus Franciscas der Eltern Franz Moor und Anna Schoiberin im Anhang bei den unehelichen Kindern aufgeführt. Im Taufbuch IX/2 (1756-1814) der Salzburger Dompfarre kann man als letzte Eintragung für das Jahr 1792 folgenden mit lateinischen Abkürzungen versehenen Vermerk finden . . . Dezember 12 Uhr mittags geboren und 4 Uhr nachmittags getauft worden ist Joseph Franz, natürliches Kind [Filius Naturalis] Franz Moor, Musketier und Anna Schoiber, beide ledigen..."
Translation: Joseph Mohr was born on 11 December 1792 at 12 o'clock noon in Salzburg, and baptized in the cathedral a few hours later. His name is recorded in the Archbishop's Konsistorial- archive in Salzburg in the same parish register which records the name Joannes Chrysostom Wolfgangus Theophilus [lat. Amadeus] Mozart. However, the child Josephus Francisca's parents Franz Moor and Anna Schoiberin are listed in the Annex for illegitimate children. In the baptismal register IX / 2 (1756-1814) of the Salzburg Cathedral Parish [it] can be found as the last entry for the year 1792: ... On December 12 was born at noon and baptized at 4 clock in the afternoon: Franz Joseph, natural child [Filius Naturalis] of Franz Moor, Musketeer and Anna Schoiber, both unmarried...
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer (Hymnwriter)
- Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western (Roman Catholic priest)
