Wilhelm Kienzl was born on January 17, 1857 in Waizenkirchen, Upper Austria, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was a writer and composer, known for
Der Evangelimann (1924),
Der Evangelimann: O Zitterbart, o, Zitterbart (1908) and
Der Evangeliemann (1914). He was married to Helene Bauer and Pauline Hoke. He died on October 3, 1941 in Vienna, Austria.