Some people are born to greatness and others have it thrust upon them. A third, less common group are those who are greatness-adjacent and are remembered not for who they were but who they were not.
Franz falls solidly into this category.
Scant details of his life exist apart from his association with a legendary composer, but we do know his mother died when he was just six years old. His father was a teacher and choirmaster and the lessons he received in singing, violin, and organ laid the foundation for the remainder of Franz’s short life.