Ferdinand Samuel Laur

Ferdinand Samuel Laur (22 February 1791 – 2 July 1854) was a Swiss composer, conductor, choirmaster, and music teacher. He founded the Basel Choral Society in 1824. A hymnal he composed that was published in 1820 is now used in the national anthem of Lesotho, “Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona”. Career “Freiheit” (), a hymn he composed that was published in 1820 is now used in the national anthem of Lesotho, “Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona”. Between 1830 and 1840 he published the hymnbook Vierstimmige Chorgesänge und Chorlieder ohne Begleitung für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, für Kirchen, Schulen und Singanstalten. He founded the Basel Choral Society in 1824. Death Laur died in , near Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. Personal life Laur had a grandson, . References Further reading * Albert Burckhardt und Rudolf Wackernagel: Basler Jahrbuch 1890. C. Detloffs Buchhandlung, Basel 1890, S. 94. * Hermann Mendel: Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon. Eine Encyklopädie der gesammten musikalischen Wissenschaften. Sechster Band. Robert Oppenheim, Berlin 1876, S. 263: https://archive.org/stream/musikalischesco09reisgoog#page/n270/mode/2up. * Albert Burckhardt und Rudolf Wackernagel: Basler Jahrbuch 1890.