Background
Franz was born in Guebwiller, the brother of the singer and pedagogue Julius Stockhausen, and son of the harp virtuoso Franz Stockhausen.
Franz was born in Guebwiller, the brother of the singer and pedagogue Julius Stockhausen, and son of the harp virtuoso Franz Stockhausen.
From 1860-1862 he studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Ignaz Moscheles, Richter and Hauptmann.
In 1868 he became the conductor of the Société de Chant Sacré, and of Strasbourg Cathedral. In 1871 he directed the concerts of the Town and Conservatory of Strasbourg. He gave up the direction of the Church choral society in 1879.
He became a Royal professor in 1892, and in 1907 he retired from public life.