Edward Lippman
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Edward Arthur Lippman (May 24, 1920 – June 9, 2010) was an American musicologist and professor emeritus of musicology at Columbia University.
Lippman was described as a gifted musician; as a child, he played classical piano weekly on WNYC and later jazz piano in a hotel band. He was an honor graduate of Clinton High School in New York City. Lippman earned a Bachelor of Science from City College of New York in 1942. After graduating, he taught radar to Air Force trainees.[1][2]
While a graduate student at New York University, he taught calculus, English, and radio and television repair at the RCA Institutes. Lippman earned a Master of Arts in 1945. Lippman earned a PhD from Columbia University in 1952, his dissertation examined music and space.[3]
Career
Lippman variously taught at City College of New York, Hunter College, Brooklyn College, Queens College and Bryn Mawr.[1] In 1954, he joined the faculty at Columbia and was appointed professor in 1969. Lippman's research and teaching focus was on the philosophy and aesthetics of music.[3] Lippman's book Musical Thought in Ancient Greece is described as an important exposition of Greek philosophy of music and one of the few compilations of this size and scope in English.[3]
