Leonhard Päminger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonhard Päminger

composer

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1495

Place of Birth: Aschach an der Donau, Upper Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 03-May-1567

Profession: composer

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Leonhard Päminger also Paminger and Panninger (Aschach an der Donau, 29 March 1495 - Passau, 1567) was an Upper-Austrian born Lutheran theologian, poet and composer in Catholic Bavaria.Leonhard Päminger's father Andreas was mayor of Aschbach in upper Austria.
He came to Passau in 1516 as a scribe.
His son the composer Sigismund Päminger was born in 1539.
As a school official he was free, as a Lutheran, to compose outside church employ.
In addition to his duties he was a poet and theologian and corresponded with Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, and Veit Dietrich.