Martin Gotthard Schneider was born on April 26, 1930, in Konstanz and died on February 3, 2017.

He was a German theologian, church musician, Landeskantor (state cantor), songwriter and academic teacher.

Martin was known for prize-winning songs of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied, such as “Danke” and “Ein Schiff, das sich Gemeinde nennt”.

Martin Gotthard Schneider passed away at 86 years old.