Alfred Einstein
Alfred Einstein (December 30, 1880 – February 13, 1952) was a German-American musicologist and music editor. He was born in Munich and fled Nazi Germany after Hitler's Machtergreifung, arriving in the United States by 1939. He is best known for being the editor of the first major revision of the Köchel catalogue, which was published in the year 1936. The Köchel catalogue is the extensive catalogue of the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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| Born | December 30, 1880 Munich, German Empire |
| Died | February 13, 1952 (aged 71) El Cerrito, California, United States |
| Alma mater | Munich University |
| Occupation | Musicologist |
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