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Francis Hueffer, born Franz Hüffer (22 May 1845〔''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''; ''Baker's'' gives a date of birth of 23 May 1843〕 – 19 January 1889), was a German–English writer on music, music critic, and librettist. ==Biography== Hueffer was born in Münster, Germany, on 22 May 1845. He studied modern philology and music in London, Paris, Berlin, and Leipzig, and earned a Ph.D. in 1869 from the University of Göttingen for a critical edition of the works of Guillem de Cabestant, a 12th-century troubadour. Following his studies, he moved to London in 1869 as a writer on music, and from 1878 worked as music critic for ''The Times'', succeeding James William Davison. He wrote a number of books on music, especially on music history and biography; edited the ''Great Musicians'' series for Novello & Co; and translated the correspondence of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt to English. He also wrote the libretti for several English operas: Alexander Mackenzie's ''Colomba'' and ''The Troubadour'', and Frederic Hymen Cowen's ''Sleeping Beauty''. Hueffer's wife, Catherine Madox Brown, was an artist and model associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. Their sons, Ford Madox Hueffer (better known as Ford Madox Ford) and Oliver Madox Hueffer, were writers. Hueffer died on 19 January 1889. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis Hueffer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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