Ferdinand Pfohl

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Ferdinand Pfohl (1862–1949) was a German music critic, writer and composer. He was born in Elbogen, Bohemia (now Loket, Czech Republic) and died in Hamburg. He studied law in Prague, then music in Leipzig as a private pupil of Oscar Paul, and studied philosophy at the university. He worked as a music critic for several newspapers, including Leipziger Tageblatt and Königlich-Leipziger Zeitung. From 1892 to 1931 he was the music editor of Hamburger Nachrichten, and from 1913 to 1934 he taught and helped run the Vogt Conservatory in Hamburg. He received honorary titles and wrote many books on music, including biographies of Arthur Nikisch and Richard Wagner. He was highly regarded as a critic in Germany and was also known as a writer and composer. His music includes many songs (lieder), some piano pieces and orchestral works. The Hamburg Pfohl-Woyrsch Society plans to revive his music and share his literary and musical works.