Gottlieb Konrad Pfeffel
Gottlieb Konrad Pfeffel | |
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Painting by Georg Friedrich Adolph Schoner, 1809 | |
| Born | 28 June 1736 Colmar, France |
| Died | 1 May 1809 (aged 72) |
| Pen name | Sometimes also known as Amédée or Théophile Conrad Pfeffel, which is the French translation of Gottlieb ("Godlove") |
| Occupation | Librettist, poet, and translator |
| Alma mater | University of Halle |
| Spouse | Margaretha Cleophe Divoux (1738–1809); married February 1759 |
| Children | 13 |
Gottlieb Konrad Pfeffel (28 June 1736 – 1 May 1809) was a French-German writer and translator from the Pfeffel family.
His texts were put to music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn and Franz Schubert. He is sometimes also known as Amédée or Théophile Conrad Pfeffel, which is the French translation of Gottlieb ("Godlove").