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Encyclopedia > Franz Xaver Gruber

Mohr and Gruber on an
Austrian stamp (1987)

Franz Xaver Gruber (1787–1863) was an Austrian primary school teacher and organist in the village of Oberndorf and then in Hallein, Salzburg. Together with Josef Mohr (original German lyrics), he composed the Christmas carol "Silent Night, Holy Night".


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  • http://silentnight.web.za/history/index.htm

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Silent Night Road (734 words)
The music was added December 24, 1818, by Franz Xaver Gruber, the parish organist, who was also a schoolteacher in the nearby village of Arnsdorf.
The Franz Gruber Museum is located in the apartment where he lived with his family.
Gruber's grave is near the entrance to the museum
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