Johann Philipp Neumann

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A lithograph of Neumann by Franz Eybl.

Johann Philipp Neumann (27 December 1774 – 3 October 1849) was an Austrian physicist, librarian and poet.

Born in Trebitsch in Moravia, he completed his studies at the University of Vienna. In 1803, he was appointed as a professor of physics at his local lyceum. He was transferred to the University of Graz in 1806, where he became a rector in 1811.

In 1815, he was appointed as a professor at the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna (now the Vienna University of Technology). He founded a library here in 1816, which he directed until 1845.

Neumann was a friend of the composer Franz Schubert.^[1] Neumann adapted Georg Forster's translation of Shakuntala as a libretto for an opera, which Schubert commenced in 1820 but never competed.^[2] Neumann, a liberal-minded churchman, was interested in simple music designed to appeal to "the widest possible congregation".^[2] To this end, he wrote the text of 8 hymns and a translation of the Lord's Prayer, and commissioned the Deutsche Messe from his friend in 1826.

He retired in 1844, and died in Vienna in 1849.

References

↑ Glover, Raymond F., ed. (1990). The Hymnal 1981 Companion. p. 71.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Newbould, Brian (1999). Schubert: The Music and the Man. p. 140.

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Johann Philipp Neumann

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 64039393 LCCN: n84088617 ISNI: 0000 0000 7830 7679 GND: 104285907 BNF: cb12125346c

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Name	Johann Philipp Neumann
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Short description	Austrian physicist, poet and librarian
Date of birth	27 December 1774
Place of birth	Třebíč, Moravia
Date of death	3 October 1849
Place of death	Vienna, Austria

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