Martin Gerbert

Martin Gerbert
Martin Gerbert, Portrait by Egid Verhelst in Allgemeine deutsche Bibliothek (1785)

Martin Gerbert (11 August 1720 – 3 May 1793), was a German theologian, historian and writer on music, belonged to the noble family of Gerbert von Hornau, and was born at Horb am Neckar, Württemberg, on 12 (or 11 or 13) August 1720.[1]

  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gerbert, Martin". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 766.