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Latrobe Family
Latrobe or La Trobe may refer to: People * Christian Ignatius Latrobe (1758–1836), English clergyman and musician * Charles La Trobe (1801–1875), first lieutenant-governor of Victoria, Australia, son of C. I. Latrobe * Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764–1820), architect of the United States Capitol, brother of C. I. Latrobe * Benjamin Henry Latrobe II (1806–1878), (or sometimes "Jr."), an engineer, son of B. H. Latrobe * Charles Hazlehurst Latrobe, (1833–1902), engineer, bridge-builder, architect, son of B. H. Latrobe II * Henry Sellon Boneval Latrobe (1792–1817), architect, eldest son of B. H. Latrobe * John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe (1803–1891), writer, lawyer, historian, artist, inventor, civic activist, son of B. H. Latrobe * Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe (1833–1911), Mayor of Baltimore (elected seven times), son of John H. B. Latrobe * Henry Latrobe Roosevelt (1879–1936), Assistant Secretary of the United States Navy, grandnephew of John H. B. Latrobe Geography ;Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Ignatius Latrobe
Christian Ignatius Latrobe (12 February 1758 – 6 May 1836) was an English clergyman of the Moravian Church, as well as an artist, musician and composer. He created a large number of works for, and most famously edited, a ''Selection of Sacred Music'' in six volumes between 1806 and 1826, introducing the sacred music of Haydn, Mozart and Pergolesi and other European continental composers who were largely unknown to English audiences. Life He was born in the Fulneck Moravian Settlement, near Leeds, to the Reverend Benjamin Latrobe, of Huguenot descent, and the American-born Anna Margaretta Antes. His brother was Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the noted architect responsible for the United States Capitol and the Catholic cathedral of Baltimore, Maryland. In 1771 Christian Latrobe went to Niesky in the Upper Lusatia region of Saxony in Germany, to attend the Moravian College there. On completion of his training he taught at the high school attached to the college for a while, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |