Mar 29, 1495Aschach an der Donau, Upper Austria, AustriaDied on 03 May 1567 (aged 72)
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About Leonhard Päminger
Leonhard Päminger also Paminger and Panninger (Aschach an der Donau, 29 March 1495 - Passau, 1567) was an Upper-Austrian born Lutheran theologian, poet and composer in Catholic Bavaria.Leonhard Päminger's father Andreas was mayor of Aschbach in upper Austria.
He came to Passau in 1516 as a scribe.
His son the composer Sigismund Päminger was born in 1539.
As a school official he was free, as a Lutheran, to compose outside church employ.
In addition to his duties he was a poet and theologian and corresponded with Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, and Veit Dietrich.