but t ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H ears ay <0x0A> </s> ▁Fritz ▁Mün ch ▁( born ▁in ▁Str as bourg , ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Empire , ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁died ▁in ▁Nieder br onn - les - B ains ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁music ▁administrator ▁and ▁conduct or , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁past or . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁Ernest ▁Fr éd éric ▁Mün ch , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁child ▁and ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁organ ist ▁and ▁conduct or ▁Ernst ▁Mün ch ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁C él est ine . ▁His ▁younger ▁brother ▁Charles ▁became ▁a ▁ren owned ▁conduct or , ▁and ▁his ▁cousin ▁was ▁the ▁conduct or ▁Hans ▁Mün ch . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁cell ist ▁among ▁the ▁children , ▁described ▁as ▁“ pur pose ful , ▁stud ious , ▁given ▁to ▁sob ri ety ▁of ▁dress ▁and ▁the ▁bes pect ac led ▁look ”. ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Paris ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁French ▁( the ▁home ▁language ▁was ▁Als at ian , ▁but ▁German ▁was ▁used ▁at ▁school ▁and ▁French ▁with ▁his ▁mother ), ▁and ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Str as bourg ▁Conserv atory . ▁He ▁then ▁purs ued ▁further ▁studies ▁in ▁music ▁and ▁the ology ▁in ▁Leipzig , ▁Berlin , ▁and ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Mün ch ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Str as bourg ▁Conserv atory ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁music