Richard Wüerst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Wüerst

German composer

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1824

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 09-Oct-1881

Profession: composer, university teacher, music pedagogue

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Richard Wüerst (22 February 1824 – 9 October 1881) was a German composer, music professor and pedagogue. Wüerst was born and died in Berlin.
He was a pupil of Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen at the Prussian Academy of Arts and a pupil of Felix Mendelssohn's.
He later taught in the conservatory of Theodor Kullak (what would soon become the Stern Conservatory) and edited the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung (from 1874–75).
One of his notable students was Heinrich Hofmann.
See: List of music students by teacher: T to Z#Richard Wüerst.