Karl Geiringer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Geiringer

Austrian American musicologist

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1899

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1989

Profession: composer, biographer, musicologist, music historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Karl Geiringer (April 26, 1899 – January 10, 1989) was an Austrian American musicologist, educator, and biographer of composers.
He was educated in Vienna but at the beginning of the Nazi years he emigrated to England and ultimately the United States, where he had a lengthy and distinguished career at several universities.
He was a noted authority on Brahms, Haydn, and the Bach family, and a prolific author.