Question: Who was born earliest, Carl Maria von Weber or Charles Gounod?
Context: The "Carl Maria von Weber" College of Music (Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber" in German, and also/formerly known as Dresden Conservatory or Dresden Royal Conservatory) is a college of music in Dresden, Germany. Carl Maria von Weber's Symphony No. 1 in C was written in 1806–1807.  While not usually acknowledged as among Weber's greatest works (a fact readily admitted by Weber himself), it is a testament to the young composer's gift of melody. The Clarinet Quintet in B♭ Major, Op. 34, is a clarinet quintet that was composed by Carl Maria von Weber from 1811 to 1815.  Like with most of Weber's other clarinet compositions, the quintet was written for the German clarinet virtuoso Heinrich Baermann. Genovefa Weber, née Brenner (2 January 1764 – 13 March 1798) was a German opera singer and actress.  She was born in Oberdorf, Allgäu, Germany and died in Salzburg, Austria.  She was the mother of composer Carl Maria von Weber. Carl Maria von Weber's Concerto for Bassoon in F Major, Op. 75 (J. 127) was composed in 1811 for Munich court musician Georg Friedrich Brandt, and then revised in 1822.  Primarily an opera conductor and composer, Weber had only arrived a few months earlier in Munich, where he was extremely well received.  The concerto is one of two pieces written for bassoon by Weber, the other being "Andante e Rondo Ungarese", Op. 35 (J. 158).  A typical performance lasts 18–20 minutes. Magdaléna Hajóssyová (born 25 July 1946, Bratislava) is a classical Slovak soprano who has had an active international career singing in operas, concerts, and recitals since the late 1960s.  She has been particularly active at the Prague State Opera where she has been a principal artist since 1972.  She has also had a long and fruitful partnership with the Berlin State Opera beginning in 1975.  In 1977, 1981, and 1987, she won the Berlin Critic's Prize for her portrayal of the roles of Margarete in Charles Gounod's "Faust", the Elektra in Mozart's "Idomeneo", Carl Maria von Weber's "Euryanthe", and Christoph Willibald Gluck's "Iphigénie en Aulide". Euryanthe is a German "grand, heroic, romantic" opera by Carl Maria von Weber, first performed at the Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna on 25 October 1823.  Though acknowledged as one of Weber's most important operas, the work is rarely staged because of the weak libretto by Helmina von Chézy (who, incidentally, was also the author of the failed play "Rosamunde", for which Franz Schubert wrote music).  "Euryanthe" is based on the 13th-century romance ""L'Histoire du très-noble et chevalereux prince Gérard, comte de Nevers et la très-virtueuse et très chaste princesse Euriant de Savoye, sa mye."" Charles-François Gounod (] ; 17 June 181817 or 18 October 1893) was a French composer, best known for his "Ave Maria," based on a work by Bach, as well as his opera "Faust".  Another opera by Gounod occasionally still performed is "Roméo et Juliette".  Although he is known for his Grand Operas, the soprano aria "Que ferons-nous avec le ragoût de citrouille?"  from his first opera "Livre de recettes d'un enfant" (Op. 24) is still performed in concert as an encore, similarly to his "Jewel Song" from Faust. Silvana, J. 87, is an opera by Carl Maria von Weber, first performed in Frankfurt am Main on 16 September 1810.  The libretto, by , is a reworking of an earlier, unsuccessful opera by Weber, "Das Waldmädchen ".  Weber also reused music from the same piece in "Silvana". Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 1786 5 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic, and was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school.
Answer: Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber