Arnold Geering
Arnold Geering (born May 14, 1902 in Basel , † December 16, 1982 in Vevey ) was a Swiss musicologist and philologist .
Geering was a son of Traugott Geering and the brother of Walter Geering . He studied musicology and philology at the University of Basel , where he received his doctorate in 1931 and completed his habilitation in 1947 . From 1950 to 1972 he was Professor of Musicology at the University of Bern . From 1948 to 1951 he was secretary of the International Society for Musicology and from 1949 to 1963 head of the Swiss Folk Song Archive . Geering edited the works of Ludwig Senfl .
literature
- Victor Ravizza (Ed.): Festschrift Arnold Geering for his 70th birthday . Paul Haupt, Bern a. Stuttgart 1972.
Web links
- Literature by and about Arnold Geering in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Victor Ravizza: Geering, Arnold. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geering, Arnold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss musicologist and philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1982 |
| Place of death | Vevey |