Franz von Hoesslin (1885-1946) was a German conductor, especially associated with Wagner. He conducted at Bayreuth and in other major German musical centres.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Wagner’s Parsifal recordings from the 1920s, connected with Bayreuth and early Wagner recording history.

Hoesslin’s conducting belonged to the period when Wagner performance was being preserved on record in fragments and excerpts, often close to living stage traditions.

His page is justified by historical importance and catalogue context. Hoesslin helps hold open a side door into pre-war Bayreuth practice.