Basic Information
Name: Paul Lincke
Nicknames: Father of the Operetta
Born: November 7, 1866
Died: September 4, 1946
Nationality: German
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
WORK & EDUCATION
Occupation: Composer & theater conductor who started out his professional life as a bassoonist
Education: After high school, he spent a year training with the Wittenberge City Band
FAMILY & FRIENDS
Parents: August & Emilie Lincke
Siblings: Yes, two of them
Spouses: Anna Mueller (divorced in 1901); Ellen Sousa was his baby mama, but she never accepted his marriage proposals
Children: One son with love interest Ellen Sousa; his relationship with Ellen and his son ended when Ellen married some merchant and he adopted Lincke's son as his own
Friends: The people who named a street in Berlin after him (Paul-Lincke-Ufer)
Foes: Operetta haters, maybe?
Analysis
Lincke wrote a song called "Berliner Luft" ("Berlin Air"), which is basically Berlin's unofficial anthem. Check it out here. For an English translation of the lyrics, see Page 1 of this document.
Fun fact: Lincke also composed the wedding march used in Titanic. It's the song that's playing while the ship is going down.