Hans Knappertsbusch was born on March 12, 1888 in Elberfeld [now Wuppertal], Germany. He is known for
The Cousins (1959),
Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1939) and
Eroica (1949). He was married to Marion von Leipzig and Ellen Selma Neuhaus. He died on October 25, 1965 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.