Paul Bekker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Bekker

German musicologist

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1882

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 07-Mar-1937

Profession: composer, conductor, music critic, journalist, intendant (government official), music historian

Nationality: Germany, German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Paul Bekker (September 11, 1882 in Berlin – March 7, 1937 in New York) was one of the most articulate and influential German music critics of the 20th century. The music library of Yale University houses the Paul Bekker Collection, which contains a variety of letters, documents, receipts, photographs, printed scores and other forms of miscellany, some of which have great historical and musicological value.