Ferdinand Samuel Laur

Ferdinand Samuel Laur (22 February 1791 – 2 July 1854) was a Swiss composer, conductor, choirmaster, and music teacher.

A hymnal he composed that was published in 1820 is now used in the national anthem of Lesotho, "Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona".

"Freedom"), a hymn he composed that was published in 1820 is now used in the national anthem of Lesotho, "Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona".

[1][2][3] Between 1830 and 1840 he published the hymnbook Vierstimmige Chorgesänge und Chorlieder ohne Begleitung für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, für Kirchen, Schulen und Singanstalten.

Laur died in Egelshofen [de], near Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.

Portrait of Laur from a card commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Basler Gesangverein