- Jean Antoine Zinnen
Jean Antoine Zinnen (
25 April 1827 –16 May 1898 ) was a Luxembourgian composer, best known as the composer of the Luxembourgiannational anthem , "Ons Hémécht ".Zinnen was born in
Neuerburg , in the PrussianRhineland , close to the border with Luxembourg. When he was six, his family moved in Luxembourg. After serving as a musician in the army, he naturalised as a Luxembourgian citizen in 1849. In 1852, Zinnen was appointedLuxembourg City 's director of music, and, soon after, director of the city conservatoire.He died in
Neuilly-sur-Marne ,France , at the age of 61, and was buried inLimpertsberg , Luxembourg City. Two years after his death, a monument was constructed at the churchyard in which he is buried, paid for by private donations.
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