Curt Sachs

Curt Sachs
Curt Sachs
	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
Institutions	Staatliche Instrumentensammlung; New York University;
Notable works	"Systematik der Musikinstrumente" (1914); The History of Musical Instruments (1940);

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.

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