Writer and social pedagogue Johann Daniel Falk (1768-1826), legation councillor at Weimar and friendly with Goethe, founded the “Society of the Friends in Need” and a home for neglected children during the Napoleonic wars. His song O du fröhliche is one of the best known Christmas carols.
Discovered on 28-12-1991 in Tautenburg by Borngen, F.