Henri Hinrichsen

German music publisher, died in Auschwitz in 1942 Date Of Birth : 1868-02-05T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1942-09-17T00:00:00Z

Henri Hinrichsen (5 February 1868 – 17 September 1942) was a German music publisher and patron of music in Leipzig. He directed the music publishing house C. F. Peters, succeeding his uncle. He helped found the Hochschule für Frauen zu Leipzig, the first academy for women in Germany, and financed the acquisition of a collection of musical instruments by the University of Leipzig. He was murdered at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

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