Franz Eckert

Franz Eckert (5 April 1852 6 August 1916) was a German composer and musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimigayo" and the national anthem of the Korean Empire, "Aegukga".

Franz Eckert
Born(1852-04-05)5 April 1852
Neurode, Silesia
(now Nowa Ruda, Poland)
Died6 August 1916(1916-08-06) (aged 64)
Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(present-day Seoul, South Korea; formerly Hanseong)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Composer, musician
Known forComposing the "Kimigayo" and the "Korean Empire Aegukga"
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