About Arnold Geering
Lived 1902 – 1982 (aged 80). Arnold Geering was a Swiss musicologist and university teacher.
Arnold Geering (14 May 1902 – 16 December 1982) was a Swiss musicologist and philologist.
Born in Basel, Geering was a son of and the brother of . He studied musicology and philology at the University of Basel, where he received his doctorate in 1931 and 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 Musicological Society and from 1949 to 1963 director of the Schweizerisches Volksliedarchiv. Geering edited the works of Ludwig Senfl.
Geering died in Vevey at the age of 80.
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Who was Arnold Geering?
Swiss musicologist (1902-1982)
When was Arnold Geering born?
Arnold Geering was born on 14 May 1902 in Basel.
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Arnold Geering died on 16 December 1982 in Vevey.
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Arnold Geering was a musicologist and university teacher.
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Arnold Geering was Swiss.
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