Carl Mengewein (09/09/1852 - 07/04/1908), a German composer, born in Zaunröden (Thüringen), died in Groß-Lichterfelde near Berlin. Instrumental and vocal composer ; was in 1881-1886 instructor at Freudeuberg's Conservatorium in Wiesbaden, and conductor of the society for sacred music ; with Freudenberg founded the new Conservatorium in Berlin, in 1886. Works : Schulmeister's Brautfahrt, Singspiel, Wiesbaden, 1884: ; Dornröschen, overture ; Martin Luther, festival cantata ; Requiem ; Choruses for female voices.