Erich von Hornbostel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erich von Hornbostel

Austrian ethnomusicologist

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1877

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1935

Profession: university teacher, musicologist, ethnomusicologist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Erich Moritz von Hornbostel (25 February 1877 – 28 November 1935) was an Austrian ethnomusicologist and scholar of music.
He is remembered for his pioneering work in the field of ethnomusicology, and for the Sachs–Hornbostel system of musical instrument classification which he co-authored with Curt Sachs.