Francis Hueffer

Francis Hueffer (born Franz H�ffer; 22 May 1845 - 19 January 1889) was a German-English writer on music, music critic, and librettist.Hueffer was born in M�nster, Germany, on 22 May 1845. He studied modern philology and music in London, Paris, Berlin, and Leipzig, and earned a Ph.D. in 1869 from the University of G�ttingen for a critical edition of the works of Guillem de Cabestant, a 12th-century troubadour.Following his studies, he moved to London in 1869 as a writer on music, and from...See more

Francis Hueffer (born Franz H�ffer; 22 May 1845 - 19 January 1889) was a German-English writer on music, music critic, and librettist.Hueffer was born in M�nster, Germany, on 22 May 1845. He studied modern philology and music in London, Paris, Berlin, and Leipzig, and earned a Ph.D. in 1869 from the University of G�ttingen for a critical edition of the works of Guillem de Cabestant, a 12th-century troubadour.Following his studies, he moved to London in 1869 as a writer on music, and from 1878 worked as music critic for The Times, succeeding James William Davison. He wrote a number of books on music, especially on music history and biography; edited the Great Musicians series for Novello & Co; and translated the correspondence of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt to English. See less