Weber, Bernhard Anselm 04/18/1764 - 03/23/1821

Bernhard Anselm Weber (* April 17 or 18, 1764 in Mannheim; † March 23, 1821 in Berlin) was a German composer and music director.
Weber studied in Munich under Georg Joseph Vogler and in 1787 was appointed to his first position as director of music in Hannover with the troupe belonging to Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Großmann.
In 1792 he relocated to Berlin where he was active until his death. Weber made a name for himself at Berlin's local royal stages, opera house, and national theater initially with the production of operas by Gluck and then with his own stage works followed by numerous operas and incidental music works. He directed the premiere of ''Wilhelm Tell'' by Schiller. He composed melodramas on behalf and for August Wilhelm Iffland.
Note: Translated from German into English from the German version of Wikipedia.