Georg Trexler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Trexler

German composer

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1903

Place of Birth: Pirna, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1979

Profession: composer, director of church music, university teacher, music pedagogue

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Georg Max Trexler (1903 in Pirna – 1979 in Leipzig) was a German composer. Originally a student of economics at the University of Leipzig, he switched to music under the influence of Karl Straube, and became a choirmaster and organist at the St.
Trinitatis church in Leipzig in 1930, continuing his work there for forty years. He started teaching organ and conducting at the conservatory in 1935; he was drafted as a soldier in 1940, and ended the war as a US prisoner of war, before returning to Leipzig and the university. Pope Paul VI awarded him the Order of St.
Sylvester in 1967 for his contributions to Catholic music.