Walter Salmen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Salmen

German musicologist

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1926

Place of Birth: Werl, Free State of Prussia, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Feb-2013

Profession: university teacher, musicologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Walter Salmen (20 September 1926 in Paderborn – 2 February 2013 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German musicologist and university lecturer.
Salmen taught from 1958 to 1992 as a professor of musicology at the Saarland University and the University of Kiel.
Afterwards, he was for many years the full professor of the Musicological Institute of the University of Innsbruck.
As a guest lecturer, he also worked in Switzerland, Israel and the United States.
After retirement, he lived in Kirchzarten near Freiburg im Breisgau, and worked as honorary professor at the University of Freiburg.