Composer, singer, guitarist and teacher, was born in Vitis (Lower Austria), died in Krems an der Donau (Wachau/Lower Austria). Süss was a singer boy in the Zwettl Abbey, studied theology in St. Pölten, studied music theory at the “Kaiser” school and with Josef Vockner in Vienna. He worked as a high school teacher, vocal teacher and orchestra leader in Krems an der Donau. He was called the „Sänger der Wachau” (The singer of the Wachau).