Johannes Zahn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Zahn

German musicologist

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1817

Place of Birth: Eschenbach (Pommelsbrunn), Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1895

Profession: writer, author, theologian, musicologist, music theorist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Johannes Christoph Andreas Zahn (1 August 1817 in Eschenbach/Pegnitz – 17 February 1895 in Neuendettelsau) was a German theologian and musicologist best known for his opus Die Melodien der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenlieder, a critical anthology of almost 9000 hymn melodies developed and used in German Lutheran churches.