Ludwig Finscher

Ludwig Finscher
Born	(1930-03-14)14 March 1930 Kassel, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany
Died	30 June 2020(2020-06-30) (aged 90) Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany
Education	University of Göttingen
Occupations	Musicologist Music editor
Organizations	University of Frankfurt University of Heidelberg
Awards	Pour le Mérite Balzan Prize

Ludwig Finscher (14 March 1930 – 30 June 2020) was a German musicologist. He was a professor of music history at the University of Heidelberg from 1981 to 1995 and editor of the encyclopedia Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.^[1] He is respected internationally as an authority on the history of Western Classical music from the 16th century to contemporary classical music, with a view on music in cultural, social, historical and philosophical context, in a clear language for both specialists and lay readers.