E. S. Engelsberg (23 January 1825 – 27 May 1879) was a

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. Eduard Schön used the pseudonym ''Engelsberg'' or ''ES Engelsberg'' after the village he was born – Engelsberg (now Engelsberg in Schlesien, in the

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. Schön studied at the Faculty of Philosophy of University of Olomouc and then law at the

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, finishing in 1850. Later, he worked as a section leader at Ministry of Finance and as general secretary of Stock Exchange in Vienna. He died in Deutsch Jaßnik (

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Schön composed his first songs and piano pieces while studying in Olomouc. During the revolution in 1848 he composed the student song "German Song of Freedom" (''Deutsches Freiheitslied''). Later, Engelsberg primarily composed church music together with several instrumental works. He also set several law texts to music. 1825 births 1879 deaths Austrian male composers People from Austrian Silesia People from Bruntál District Palacký University Olomouc alumni 19th-century composers 19th-century male musicians Composers from Austria-Hungary {{Austria-musician-stub