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Curt Sachs

| death_date = | death_place = New York, New York, US | education = Französisches Gymnasium | alma_mater = Berlin University | discipline = Organology | workplaces = | notable_works = }} Curt Sachs (; 29 June 1881 – 5 February 1959) was a German musicologist. He was one of the founders of modern organology (the study of musical instruments). Among his contributions was the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which he created with Erich von Hornbostel. Provided by Wikipedia