Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Joseph Funk (1778 – 1862) was a pioneer American music teacher, publisher, and an early American composer. He invented a shape note system in 1851 for the Harmonia Sacra. Joseph Funk was born April 6, 1778 (though his gravestone states March 9, 1777), in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry and Barbara (Showalter) Funk, and a grandson of Bishop Henry Funck. Bishop Funck came to America in 1719, and was the first Mennonite bishop in America.. }
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- Joseph_Funk comment "Joseph Funk (1778 – 1862) was a pioneer American music teacher, publisher, and an early American composer. He invented a shape note system in 1851 for the Harmonia Sacra. Joseph Funk was born April 6, 1778 (though his gravestone states March 9, 1777), in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry and Barbara (Showalter) Funk, and a grandson of Bishop Henry Funck. Bishop Funck came to America in 1719, and was the first Mennonite bishop in America.".