Ferdinand Möhring (1816-1887) was a German composer, poet, conductor, and organist. He was born in Alt Ruppin as the son of Johann Friedrich Möhring, a master carpenter. Möhring spent his childhood and youth in Neuruppin, where he attended the Gymnasium. In 1857, he married Hedwig Schulz, the daughter of a painter. Starting in 1873, he worked as a freelance artist, leaving earlier positions behind. In 1830, Möhring began studying at a trade school in Berlin, completing a Baumeister apprenticeship because of his father's wishes. He eventually stopped this apprenticeship and joined the Royal Music Institute of Berlin. His first motet was performed in 1835. Seeking a broad musical education, he joined the music department of the Academy of Arts from 1837 to 1840. There, he composed mainly instrumental music, including his Symphony in B flat major, which was premiered in 1838 by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy at the Gewandhaus. On January 26, 1840, he gave his final concert with a fellow student at the hall,thenhemovedtoSaarbrückentoleadachoralgroupandokaytheorganatLudwigskirche. In 1842, Möhring traveled to Paris, where he met Frédéric Chopin. In 1844, he was appointed royal music director, and the following year he became organist at St Mary’s parish church and music teacher at the grammar school in Neuruppin. From 1845 to 1874, he led the male choral society Altruppin, which was later named after him in 1904. He continued as a freelance artist from 1873 and moved to Wiesbaden in 1876, where he befriended several artists including Gustav Freytag, Franz Abt, and Friedrich von Bodenstedt.