Andreas Hofer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andreas Hofer

Tirolean innkeeper and patriot

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1767

Place of Birth: St. Leonhard in Passeier, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1810

Profession: farmer, military leader

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Andreas Hofer (November 22, 1767 – February 20, 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, who in 1809 became the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the revolutionary Napoleonic invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition.
He was subsequently captured and executed. Hofer is still today venerated as a folk hero, freedom fighter and Austrian patriot.