Hans Ewald Heller
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Born
17 April 1894
Hans Edwald Heller
17 April 1894
Vienna, Austria
DiedOctober 1, 1966 (aged 72)
New York City
Occupation(s)Composer, music critic, teacher
Hans Ewald Heller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hans Edwald Heller 17 April 1894 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | October 1, 1966 (aged 72) New York City |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music critic, teacher |
Hans Ewald Heller (17 April 1894 – 1 October 1966) was an Austrian-American composer, music critic and teacher.[1]
Heller studied with Camilla Horn and J. B. Foerster and received a doctorates from the University of Prague and the University of Vienna. He lived in Vienna where he worked as a music teacher and critic, editing several journals and magazines.[1][2] He was an orchestrator for the Vienna Broadcasting System and taught classes on music for film.[3] He was described in The New York Times as being the cousin of Albert Einstein.[4]
In 1938, he moved to the United States and died in 1966.[1][2]
