Franz Philipp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Philipp

German church musician and composer

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1890

Place of Birth: Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1972

Profession: composer, choir director, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Franz Joseph Philipp (August 24, 1890 – June 2, 1972) was a German church musician and composer.
He studied and later taught various instruments including organ, worked as a composer, directed a conservatory, and founded a school for organ, a chamber orchestra, an institute for church music, and a choir.
In the 1930s he was highly valued by the Nazi regime as a composer, gaining a reputation he tried to undo after the war.
Philipp was born and died in Freiburg im Breisgau, and worked in Basel and Karlsruhe as well.