Baur, Clara (1835–1912)
Baur, Clara (1835–1912)
German-born music teacher and founder. Born in 1835 in Germany; died in 1912; aunt of Bertha Baur (d. 1940).
Founded the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (1867); traveled to Europe to recruit a 1st-rate faculty; her niece Bertha Baur took over the reins of the Conservatory after her death. The Conservatory merged with the College of Music to become the Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music (1955), then became the 14th college at the University of Cincinnati (1962).
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