Joseph Friedrich Hummel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Friedrich Hummel

composer

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1841

Place of Birth: Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Date of Death: 29-Aug-1919

Profession: composer, conductor, university teacher

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Joseph Friedrich Hummel (14 August 1841 in Innsbruck – 29 August 1919 in Salzburg) was an Austrian choral conductor, composer and music teacher.
Father of musicologist Walter Hummel, he was a musician and promoter of the works of Wagner, Bruckner and Strauss, a representative of the more creative sounding musical culture of his time.
The Josef-Friedrich-Hummel-Straße, a street in Salzburg located in close proximity to the main building of the Mozarteum, was named after him.