Curt Sachs
Curt Sachs | |
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Sachs in 1935 | |
| Born | June 29, 1881 Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | February 5, 1959 (aged 77) New York, New York, US |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Französisches Gymnasium |
| Alma mater | Berlin University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Organology |
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Curt Sachs (German: [zaks]; 29 June 1881 – 5 February 1959) was a German musicologist. He was one of the founders of modern organology (the study of musical instruments). Among his contributions was the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which he created with Erich von Hornbostel.