!!!Gruber, Franz Xaver, geb. 1787 b. Unterweizberg (municipality of Hochburg-Ach, Upper Austria), Nov. 25, 1787, d. Hallein (Salzburg), June 7, 1863, elementary teacher in Arnsdorf and organ player in Oberndorf, later in Hallein. Composed the carol "Silent Night" ( "Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!") in 1818. Monument in Oberndorf. !Literature J. Muelmann, F. X. Gruber, 1966. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Gruber,_Franz_Xaver,_geb._1787|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]