Curt Sachs

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Curt Sachs
Sachs in 1935
Born	(1881-06-29)June 29, 1881 Berlin, German Empire
Died	February 5, 1959(1959-02-05) (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.