Hermann von Gilm

Hermann von Gilm, officially Hermann Gilm von Rosenegg (1 November 1812 – 31 May 1864) was an Austrian lawyer and poet.

Born in Innsbruck, he studied law there. He worked from 1840 as a public official in Schwaz, Bruneck and Rovereto. From 1846 he worked in Vienna.

Richard Strauss set several of his ''Sophienlieder'' to music. Von Gilm died in Linz. Provided by Wikipedia