About
Pioneered the study and research of Beethoven, writing a thematic catalog of the composer's works and seeking out relics of his life.
Before Fame
He was a student in Leipzig. He became acquainted with Schumann and Mendelssohn while there.
Trivia
He collected vocal and instrumental Baroque and pre-Baroque music.
Family Life
He was born in Westphalia, which was located between the Rhine and Weser rivers, but he settled in Vienna.
Associated With
He and Johannes Brahms were lifelong friends with Brahms caring for him on his deathbed.
