Arthur Pougin
French writer
Died when: 87 years 2 days (1044 months)Star Sign: Leo
Arthur Pougin (French: [puʒɛ̃] 6 August 1834 – 8 August 1921) was a French musical and dramatic critic and writer.He was born at Châteauroux (Indre) and studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris under Alard (violin) and Reber (harmony).
In 1855 he became conductor at the , and afterward leader at Musard's concerts, subconductor at the Folies-Nouvelles, and from 1860 to 1863 he was first violin at the Opéra-Comique.
He was in turn to Le Soir, La Tribune, L'Événement and , besides being a frequent contributor to all the important French musical periodicals.
His work in connection with Fétis's Biographie universelle, for which he prepared a supplement (two volumes, 1878–80), has, however, been found to be lacking in thoroughness.
He edited the new edition of Clément and Larousse's Dictionnaire lyrique.Pougin died in Paris at age 87.
