# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-von-sonnenfels
# Generated: 2026-08-15T23:22:34.881Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-von-sonnenfels"
name: "Joseph von Sonnenfels"
slug: "joseph-von-sonnenfels"
description: "Joseph Freiherr von Sonnenfels was an Austrian and German jurist and novelist. He was among the leaders of the Illuminati movement in Austria, and a close friend and patron of Mozart. He is also the dedicatee of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 15, Op. 28, which was published in 1801."
tagline: "Austrian noble (1733-1817)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_von_Sonnenfels.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1732"
deathDate: "1817-04-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.22
  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.69240666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump