Ignaz von Sonnleithner
Ignaz von Sonnleithner | |
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Ignaz von Sonnleithner in an 1827 lithography by Austrian painter Josef Eduard Teltscher. | |
| Born | Ignaz Sonnleithner |
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| Nationality | Austrian |
| Other names | Ignaz Edler von Sonnleithner |
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor, jurist, writer |
| Known for | Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert's friend |
Ignaz Sonnleithner, from 1828 Ignaz Edler von Sonnleithner (30 July 1770 – 27 November 1831), was an Austrian jurist, writer and educator. He also founded the Society of Music Friends of the Austrian Imperial State in 1812. He was a close friend to Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert.