Adler, Guido

(born Nov. 1, 1855, Eibenschütz, Moravia, Austrian Empire—died Feb. 15, 1941, Vienna, Austria) Austrian musicologist. After studying music theory and composition at the Vienna Conservatory, he studied music history at the University of Vienna under Eduard Hanslick (1825–1904), whom he succeeded as professor. He worked with Philipp Spitta (1841–94) and Friedrich Chrysander in founding musicology as an academic discipline. Among his distinguished students were Karl Geiringer (1899–1989), Knud Jeppesen (1892–1974), Anton Webern, and Egon Wellesz (1885–1974).

Source: Encyclopedia Britannica