Gottfried von Preyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gottfried von Preyer

Austrian composer, conductor and teacher

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1807

Place of Birth: Hausbrunn, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 09-May-1901

Profession: composer, teacher, conductor

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Gottfried von Preyer (15 March 1807 – 9 May 1901) was an Austrian composer, conductor and teacher. Preyer studied with Simon Sechter from 1828 to 1834.
He became professor of harmony and composition at the Vienna Conservatory in 1839, and from 1844 to 1849 he was director of the conservatory.
He was also Vizehofkapellmeister and Domkapellmeister of St.
Stephan. He founded children's hospital Gottfried von Preyer'sches Kinderspital bearing his name. He was born in Hausbrunn and died in Vienna.