According to the Internet source given below, Philipp Friedrich Silcher was a German composer born in Schnait (today part of Weinstadt).
He is mainly known for his Lieder (songs), as a folksong collector and choral arrangements.
Amonst his best known songs are:

• Ich hatt' einen Kameraden
• Alle Jahre wieder
• Am Brunnen vor dem Tore originally by Franz Schubert but best known in Silcher's adaptation
• Lorelei
• Abschied (Muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus)

He died in Tübingen.

Websites:
	Friedrich Silcher	Biography by wikipedia.org.