Ignaz von Sonnleithner

Ignaz von Sonnleithner
Ignaz von Sonnleithner in an 1827 lithography by Austrian painter Josef Eduard Teltscher.
Born
Ignaz Sonnleithner

Died
NationalityAustrian
Other namesIgnaz Edler von Sonnleithner
Occupation(s)Solicitor, jurist, writer
Known forLudwig 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.