Joseph Mohr

Austrian priest and composer (1792–1848)
Person human Q698084
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Joseph Mohr

Summary

Joseph Mohr is a human[1]. His place of birth was Salzburg[2]. He was born on December 11, 1792[3]. He died in Wagrain[4]. He died on December 4, 1848[5]. He worked as a composer[6], writer[7], Catholic priest[8], poet[9], and librettist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Joseph Mohr's place of birth was Salzburg[2].
  • Joseph Mohr died in Wagrain[4].
  • Joseph Mohr was born on December 11, 1792[3].
  • Joseph Mohr died on December 4, 1848[5].
  • Joseph Mohr is buried at Wagrain[12].
  • Joseph Mohr is buried at Cemetery of Pfarrkirche hl. Rupert, Wagrain[13].
  • Joseph Mohr held citizenship in Austrian Empire[14].
  • Joseph Mohr is identified as part of the Austrians ethnic group[15].
  • Joseph Mohr worked as a composer[6].
  • Joseph Mohr worked as a writer[7].
  • Joseph Mohr worked as a Catholic priest[8].
  • Joseph Mohr worked as a poet[9].
  • Joseph Mohr worked as a librettist[10].
  • Joseph Mohr's professions included parson[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Joseph Mohr is Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht[17].
  • Joseph Mohr's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[18].
  • Joseph Mohr is recorded as male[19].
  • Joseph Mohr's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Joseph Mohr's Commons category is recorded as Joseph Mohr[21].
  • Joseph Mohr's family name is recorded as Mohr[22].
  • Joseph Mohr's given name is recorded as Joseph[23].
  • Joseph Mohr's given name is recorded as Franz[24].
  • Joseph Mohr's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Joseph Mohr[25].
  • Joseph Mohr's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[26].
  • Joseph Mohr's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Salzburg[2], Joseph Mohr… he was born on December 11, 1792[3]. He is identified as part of the Austrians ethnic group[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], writer[7], Catholic priest[8], poet[9], librettist[10], and parson[16].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Joseph Mohr is Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht[17].

Personal Life

Joseph Mohr's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[18].

Death and Burial

Joseph Mohr died on December 4, 1848[5]. He died in Wagrain[4]. Recorded place of burial include Wagrain[12] and Cemetery of Pfarrkirche hl. Rupert, Wagrain[13].

Why It Matters

Joseph Mohr ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Joseph Mohr born?

Joseph Mohr's place of birth was Salzburg[2].

Where did Joseph Mohr die?

Joseph Mohr died in Wagrain[4].

What did Joseph Mohr do for work?

Joseph Mohr worked as composer[6], writer[7], Catholic priest[8], poet[9], and librettist[10].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, writer, Catholic priest +4
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q250867]]"
  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, writer, Catholic priest +4
    P14750 AE0F-A33D-0D26-8DBE-B298
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51085|batch #51085]]: more precise P106 value for Catholic priest"
  3. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 384984
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 384984, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  4. 13w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0273284-Mohr-Josef-17921848
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0273284-Mohr-Josef-17921848, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  5. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, writer, Catholic priest +4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  6. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01343674
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp00399149, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  7. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial Wagrain, Cemetery of Pfarrkirche hl. Rupert, Wagrain
    Given name Joseph, Franz
    Religion or worldview Catholic Church
    Topic's main category Category:Joseph Mohr
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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