The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Goldschmidt, Otto

GOLDSCHMIDT, Otto, English composer: b. Hamburg, Germany, 21 Aug. 1829; d. London, 24 Feb. 1907. He was a pupil of Mendelssohn and Hauptmann at the Leipzig Conservatory, became a resident of England in 1858, was appointed a professor in the Royal Academy of Music in 1863 and was its vice-principal (1866-68). From 1876-85 he was first musical director of the Bach Choir. He several times conducted the famous Lower Rhine festivals at Düsseldorf. His compositions include the oratorio &lsquo;Ruth&rsquo; (1867) and he also edited with Sterndale Bennett &lsquo;The Chorale Book for England.&rsquo; In 1852 he married Jenny Lind (q.v.).