Alexander Wheelock Thayer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Wheelock Thayer

American writer

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1817

Place of Birth: Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1897

Profession: writer, composer, librarian, biographer, journalist, musicologist, music historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alexander Wheelock Thayer (October 22, 1817 in South Natick, Massachusetts, US – July 15, 1897 in Trieste, Italy), was a librarian and journalist who became the author of the first scholarly biography of Ludwig van Beethoven, still after many updatings regarded as a standard work of reference on the composer.