Thayer, Alexander Wheelock, 1817-1897
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- His Thayer's life of Beethoven, 1970, c1967:p. xviii (Alexander Wheelock Thayer; b. 10-22-1817, d. 7-15-1897)
- LC data base, 4-26-89(hdg.: Thayer, Alexander Wheelock, 1817-1897)
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Alexander Wheelock Thayer (October 22, 1817 – July 15, 1897) was an American librarian and journalist who became the author of the first scholarly biography of Ludwig van Beethoven. After many updates, it was still regarded as a standard work of reference by the composer.
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