Theobald Boehm, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theobald Boehm

Bavarian flute player and tinkerer

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1794

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 25-Nov-1881

Profession: composer, inventor, musical instrument maker, flautist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Theobald Böhm (or Boehm) (April 9, 1794 – November 25, 1881) was a German inventor and musician, who perfected the modern Western concert flute and improved its fingering system (now known as the "Boehm system").
He was a Bavarian court musician, a virtuoso flutist, and a celebrated flute composer.The fingering system he devised has also been adapted to other instruments, such as the oboe and the clarinet.



Alternative names	Franz Hanfstaengl
Description	German photographer and lithographer
Date of birth/death	1 March 1804	18 April 1877
Location of birth/death	Q803729 near Bad Tölz, Bavaria	Munich
Work period	1833 - 1868
Work location	Dresden; Munich
Authority control	: Q647812 VIAF: 98871537 ISNI: 0000 0001 0786 6147 ULAN: 500017348 LCCN: n84059888 Open Library: OL1879930A WorldCat