Johann Friedrich Rochlitz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johann Friedrich Rochlitz

German writer and historian

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1769

Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany

Date of Death: 16-Dec-1842

Profession: writer, composer, playwright, music critic, librettist, musicologist, autobiographer, music journalist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Johann Friedrich Rochlitz

  • Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (12 February 1769 – 16 December 1842) was a German playwright, musicologist and art and music critic.
  • His most notable work is his autobiographical account Tage der Gefahr (Days of Danger) about the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 — in Kunst und Altertum, Goethe called it "one of the most wondrous productions ever to have been written".
  • A Friedrich-Rochlitz-Preis for art criticism is named after him — it is awarded by the Leipzig Gesellschaft für Kunst und Kritik and was presented for the fourth time in 2009.

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