Christian Friedrich Michaelis
German philosopher and musicologist
About Christian Friedrich Michaelis
Lived 1770 – 1834 (aged 63). Christian Friedrich Michaelis was a German philosopher, musicologist, writer, music theorist, pedagogue and musician.
Christian Friedrich Michaelis (3 September 1770August 1834) was a German philosopher, music aesthete, and essayist.
Life Michaelis was the son of a medical doctor and he studied at the University of Leipzig from 1787, before travelling to Jena to learn from Karl Leonhard Reinhold and Friedrich Schiller. Moral Lectures (1800) Museum des Witzes und der Laune (1808) Theoretical Practical German Grammar (1825)
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Who was Christian Friedrich Michaelis?
German philosopher and musicologist
When was Christian Friedrich Michaelis born?
Christian Friedrich Michaelis was born on 3 September 1770 in Leipzig.
When did Christian Friedrich Michaelis die?
Christian Friedrich Michaelis died on 1 August 1834 in Leipzig.
What was Christian Friedrich Michaelis's occupation?
Christian Friedrich Michaelis was a philosopher, musicologist, writer, music theorist, pedagogue and musician.
What nationality was Christian Friedrich Michaelis?
Christian Friedrich Michaelis was German.
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