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Rief, Joseph Matthäus I.

Vils · b. 1799

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922. Page 417, scan 421.

Rief, Joseph Matthäus I. — Vils. Geb. 6. Sept. 1799 in Vils, † daselbst 10. Juni 1848

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Same name

Rief, Anton
Vils · b. 1694
Rief, Antoni
Vils · 1810
Rief, Dominicus
Vils · 1795
Rief, Dominik
No town printed · 1795
Rief, Joh
No town printed · 1797
Rief, Johann Georg
Vils · 1797

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 3 more Rief pages under R.

Same town, same time

7 other Vils makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

All Vils makers

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