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Leopold Hofmann
1738Aug, 14

Leopold Hofmann

Leopold Hofmann, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1793)
Leopold Hofmann (also Ludwig Hoffman, Leopold Hoffman, Leopold Hoffmann; 14 August 1738 – 17 March 1793) was an Austrian composer of classical music.

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