John Christian Freund

Arthur Farwell, Peter William Dykema, Walter Kirkpatrick Brice, John Christian Freund, and Harry Horner Barnhart in 1917 at the community chorus luncheon in Manhattan

John Christian Freund (22 November 1848, London – 1924)^[1] was the co-publisher of The Music Trades magazine.^[2]

Biography

A son of Jonas Charles Hermann Freund, he was born in 1848.^[2] He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford when he was nineteen years old.^[3] In London he founded and edited The Dark Blue and then emigrated to the U.S.A. after the magazine went bankrupt in 1873.^[4] In 1873 in New York City, Freund founded the music-specialized newspaper which became the The Musical and Dramatic Times and Music Trade Review.^[5][6]

In 1890, with Milton Weil (1871–1935), he founded The Music Trades.^[2]

He died in 1924.^[2] His widow died in 1953.^[7]

References

1. "Freund, John C.". Men and Women of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries: 659. 1909.
2. "John C. Freund. Founder and Editor of Musical America Dies After Long Illness". New York Times. June 4, 1924. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
3. Alumni Oxoniensis: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. 1888. p. 497.
4. The Dark Blue - Collection Introduction, rosettiarchive.org
5. "Freund (John C.)". University Dictionary of Music and Musicians. ume II. Mazzochi to Zymbel: 747. 1912.
6. The musical and dramatic times and music trade review in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
7. "Mrs. John C. Freund". New York Times. June 12, 1953. Retrieved 2015-06-12. Anna Freund, widow of John C. Freund, founder of the magazine Musical America, died yesterday at her home ...