Ludwig Nohl [SEP] place of birth
Ludwig Nohl
Ludwig Nohl (born December 5, 1831 in Iserlohn; d. December 15, 1885 in Heidelberg) was a German music scholar and writer best known for discovering and publishing Beethoven's famous bagatelle, "Für Elise".
Life.
After graduation from the Gymnasium in Duisburg, Nohl studied jurisprudence at the universities in Bonn, Heidelberg, and Berlin, where he received instruction in music from Siegfried Dehn and Friedrich Kiel. From 1853 to 1856 he was a referendary and undertook journeys to France and Italy,
by Rudolf von Jhering and Wilhelm Roscher. He translated from German two works by Ludwig Nohl, a biography of Ludwig Beethoven in "Life of Beethoven" (1881) and Wolfgang Mozart in "Life of Mozart" (1880).
In 1899, Lalor died from injuries due to a fall.
Works or publications.
- with L. Nohl
- with L. Nohl
- with G. F. Roscher and L. Wolowski
- translated from German by Lalor
- with H. Von Holst, Alfred Bishop Mason,