Walter Kaufmann
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- Born
- 19 January 1924
- Died
- 2021
- Works
- 27
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Walter Kaufmann (1 April 1907 – 9 September 1984) was born in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary), then part of Austria-Hungary. He studied composition and musicology in Berlin and Prague, working under figures such as Franz Schreker. He is best known for his prolific creative work in India, his extensive radio music for All India Radio, and later his academic career in Canada. His output ranges from orchestral and chamber music to film scores and pioneering studies of non-Western musical traditions. <a hre
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Family name
- Kaufmann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Elberfeld
- Place of death
- Freiburg im Breisgau
- Occupation
- chemist
- Educated at
- Technical University of Munich
- Employer
- University of Freiburg
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Image
- Walter kaufmann.png
- Work location
- Bonn
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- date of birth
- 1871-06-05
- date of death
- 1947-01-01
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Commons category
- Walter Kaufmann (physicist)
- name in native language
- Walter Kaufmann
- writing language
- German
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- Walter Kaufmann (physicist)
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- interested in
- electricity
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