We mark the death on November 8, 1833 – 188 years ago today – of the Austrian pianist, composer, and Benedictine monk, Maximilian Stadler. Born on August 4, 1748, in the Austrian city of Melk, Abbé Stadler died in his adopted home city of Vienna.

Witnesses to History

We contemplate “witnesses to history,” who I’m going to categorize as “chroniclers” and “bystanders”.

“Chroniclers” would be those individuals who, advertently or inadvertently, were witness to historical events which they then reported, firsthand.

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