Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg [SEP] date of birth
Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg
Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg (14 November 1876 in Thamsbrück – 15 May 1956 in Wesel) was a German composer of military marches.
Blankenburg was the only son of three children of Johann Heinrich and Ernestine Friederike Koch Blankenburg. He was born with the middle name Louis but changed it to Ludwig later in life perhaps as a connection to Beethoven. Raised on a sheep farm in Thamsbrücke, he was expected to someday manage the farm. However, he showed a propensity for music starting with performing on the piccolo
Blankenburg (surname)
Blankenburg is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg (1876–1956), German composer
- Horst Blankenburg (born 1947), German footballer
- Jo Blankenburg (born 1972), German composer
- Lucretia Longshore Blankenburg (1845–1937), American suffragist, reformer
- Rita Blankenburg (born 1942), German speed skater
- Rudolph Blankenburg (1843–1918), American businessman
- Tom Blankenburg (1909–1979), American swimmer
- Werner Blankenburg