born Nov. 1, 1855, Eibenschütz, Moravia, Austrian Empire
died Feb. 15, 1941, Vienna, Austria
Austrian musicologist.
After studying music theory and composition at the Vienna Conservatory, he studied music history at the University of Vienna under Eduard Hanslick (1825–1904), whom he succeeded as professor. He worked with Philipp Spitta (1841–94) and musicology as an academic discipline. Among his distinguished students were Karl Geiringer (1899–1989), Knud Jeppesen (1892–1974), {{link=Webern, Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von">Anton Webern , and Egon Wellesz (1885–1974).