Franz Gehring, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Gehring

German writer

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1838

Place of Birth: Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1884

Profession: mathematician, biographer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Franz Gehring (December 7, 1838 – January 4, 1884) was a German writer on music. Gehring was a lecturer on mathematics at first in Bonn, since 1871 at Vienna University, but became known for his music writing, particularly his biographies.
Among the most notable are his biography of Mozart published in Francis Hueffer's The Great Musicians series of books, and several articles contributed to the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.