William Charles Smith, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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British musicologist
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About William Charles Smith
- William Charles Smith (22 July 1881 – 20 November 1972) was an English musicologist who specialized in musical bibliographies.
- His particular area of interest was 17th and 18th century musical figures that were active in England.
- Considered an authority on the life and works of George Frideric Handel, he notably published several books on the famous composer.
- Smith also had a large private collection of Handel works, some of them original manuscripts.
- He was also interested in chronicling the work of English music engravers and publishers of the period. Smith was born in London.
- From 1900 to 1944 he was on staff of the British Museum, serving as Assistant Keeper of Printed Books from 1920 – 1944.
- He died in Bromley in 1972 at the age of 91.
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