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Gegenüber dem Eingang auf der rechten Seite der Karlskirche befindet sich eine Gedenktafel mit folgender Inschrift:
Dem Andenken von Joh. Phil. Neumann
1774 - 1849
Professor am polytechnischen Institut
Dem Dichter der deutschen Messe von Franz Schubert
Gewidmet von der technischen Hochschule und vom Schubertbund in Wien
Johann Philipp Neumann:
Johann Philipp Neumann (* 27. Dezember 1774 in Trebitsch, Mähren; † 3. Oktober 1849 in Wien) war ein österreichischer Physiker, Bibliothekar und Dichter.
1810/11 war er Rektor der Universität Graz. Von 1815 bis 1845 hatte er eine Professur am Polytechnischen Institut in Wien (heute Technische Universität), dessen Bibliothek er 1816 gründete und bis 1843 leitete.
Er dichtete den Text zur Deutschen Messe von Franz Schubert, deren Komposition im Jahr 1827 vollendet wurde. Auch zur unvollendeten Oper Sakontala, D 701, dichtete er den Text.
Quelle: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Philipp_Neumann
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Opposite the entrance on the right side of the St. Charles church is a memorial plaque with the following inscription:
To the memory of Joh. Phil. Neumann
1774-1849
Professor at the Polytechnic Institute
The poet of the German Mass by Franz Schubert
Dedicated by the Technical University and the Schubertbund in Vienna
Johann Philipp Neumann:
Johann Philipp Neumann (27 December 1774 – 3 October 1849) was an Austrian physicist, librarian and poet.
Born in Trebitsch in Moravia, he completed his studies at the University of Vienna. In 1803, he was appointed as a professor of physics at his local lyceum. He was transferred to the University of Graz in 1806, where he became a rector in 1811.
In 1815, he was appointed as a professor at the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna (now the Vienna University of Technology). He founded a library here in 1816, which he directed until 1845.
Neumann was a friend of the composer Franz Schubert. Neumann adapted Georg Forster's translation of Shakuntala as a libretto for an opera, which Schubert commenced in 1820 but never competed. Neumann, a liberal-minded churchman, was interested in simple music designed to appeal to "the widest possible congregation". To this end, he wrote the text of 8 hymns and a translation of the Lord's Prayer, and commissioned the Deutsche Messe from his friend in 1826.
He retired in 1844, and died in Vienna in 1849.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Philipp_Neumann