| LC control no. | n 86811618 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Latrobe, Christian Ignatius, 1758-1836 |
| Variant(s) | Latrobe, C. I. (Christian Ignatius), 1758-1836 La Trobe, Christian Ignatius, 1758-1836 Latrobe, Chrisian I., 1758-1836 Latrobe, C. I. Rev., 1758-1836 Trobe, Christian Ignatius La, 1758-1836 |
| Birth date | 1758-02-12 |
| Death date | 1836-05-06 |
| Place of birth | Fulneck (Leeds, England) |
| Place of death | Manchester (England) |
| Field of activity | Art Music Church work Education Translating and interpreting |
| Affiliation | Moravian Church |
| Profession or occupation | Clergy Composers Musicians Teachers |
| Found in | nuc85-49504: His Journal of a visit to South Africa ... [MI] 1818 (hdg. on Readex rept.: Latrobe, Christian Ignatius, 1758-1836; usage: C.I. Latrobe) LC data base, 10-31-86 (hdg.: Latrobe, Christian Ignatius, 1758-1836) Grove music online, Mar. 23, 2007 (Latrobe (La Trobe), Christian Ignatius; b. Feb. 12, 1758, Fulneck, Leeds, d. May 6, 1836, Fairfield (now in Manchester); English composer) Cantata performed at the opening of the Chapel of the United Brethren at Fairfield in Lancashire July 9th 1785 (composed by C.I. Latrobe) Moravian Archives, May 2011, viewed online July 26, 2018: This Month in Moravian History (Christian Ignatius LaTrobe (176801836) Christian Ignatius LaTrobe was born on February 12, 1758, at the Moravian settlement, Fulneck, kn Yorkshire, England, where he attended school before entering the Moravian boys' school in Niesky, Germany in 1771. After graduating he remained at Niesky as a teacher before returning to England in 1784. Three years later he was appointedsecretary to the Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel, a position he held for 50 years. As missions administrator he translated 'History of the Mission of the United Brethren Among the Indians in North America" by Loskiel from German into English. LaTrobe was not only a gifted administrator, bu also an accomplished musician and composer. LaTrobe was a close friend of Franz Joseph Haydn.) <http://www.moravianchurcharchives.org/thismonth/11_05%20LaTrobe%20music.pdf> Wikipedia, viewed July 16, 2018 (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 was born in the Fulneck Moravian Settlement, near Leeds; As a promoter of the missionary activity of the Church, in 1815 Latrobe voyaged to the Cape of Good Hope to visit the Moravian mission stations there. He described his journey with coloured illustrations. He died in the Fairfield Moravian Settlement on 6 May 1836, at the age of 78, and was buried there.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Ignatius_Latrobe> |
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