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Leader of armed resistance by the people of Tirol against Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion (1767-1810)

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Andreas Hofer (1767–1810) was a male farmer, military leader, and freedom fighter from the Habsburg monarchy. Born in Sankt Leonhard in Passeier, he served as a commanding officer and spoke German. He died in Mantua on February 20, 1810, following a capital punishment execution for a gunshot wound.

Historical sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie describe his life. His name appears in various encyclopedic references, and an official website exists for his legacy.

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Person · Open Library

Works
17

Top works

  • Recht des film-, buch, zeitungs- und zeitschriften-titels in Deutschland, Frankreich und den übrigen europäischen staaten
  • Der rechtsschutz des titels
  • Willibald Gebhardt und seine Nachfolger
  • Die intracelluläre Lokalisation von Phenolasen im Tabakblatt
  • Andreas Hofer und Die Tiroler Insurrection Im Jahre 1809

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Switzerland

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
526
Total plays
2,166

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Andreas Hofer (ca. 1629 – 25 February 1684) was a German composer of the Baroque period. Hofer was born at Reichenhall. He was a contemporary of Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, whose predecessor he was in Salzburg in his office of Inspector and Hofkapellmeister, i.e., director of the court orchestra.[1] Like Biber, Hofer was noted for his large-scale polychoral sacred works. It has been suggested that Hofer was the composer of the famous Missa Salisburgensis à 53 voci <a href="https://www.last.

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Key facts

Born
( 1767-11-22 ) 22 November 1767, St. Leonhard in Passeier , Tyrol
Died
20 February 1810 (1810-02-20) (aged 42), Mantua , Kingdom of Italy
Known for
Tyrolean Rebellion
Criminal charges
Insurrection
Criminal penalty
Execution by a firing squad

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Encyclopedic overview

Andreas Hofer (22 November 1767 – 20 February 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover who became the leader of the 1809 Tyrolean Rebellion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Hofer, besides that, led troops in the battles of Bergisel during the rebellion. He was subsequently captured and executed.

Hofer is still today venerated as a folk hero, freedom fighter and Austrian patriot. His great-grandson, Andreas Hofer, was a member of the anti-Nazi resistance group centered around Heinrich Maier.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Andreas Hofer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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