Walter Hummel (musicologist)

Walter Hummel (7 July 1883 in Salzburg – 23 January 1968 in Saltzburg) was an Austrian musicologist and pedagog. Son of Joseph Friedrich Hummel, he held various positions in the Salzburg education system, in particular as director of the Salzburg Technical College.[1]

Known as a scholar on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, he was a guide in the Salzburg Mozart Society and also its vice-president.[1] He published in 1951 chronicles about the activities of the society, wrote the biographical books Nannerl: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Schwester (1952) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Söhne (1956), and also published the diaries of Maria Anna Mozart, Nannerl Mozarts Tagebuchblätter (1958).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Eden Hell. "Walter Hummel". Edenhell.net. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Halliwell, Ruth (1998). The Mozart Family: Four Lives in a Social Context. Oxford University Press. p. 643. ISBN 019-816-371-1.
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