Henry Charles Lahee

Born in London on July 2, 1856, Henry Charles Lahee was a writer and music historian best known for books about performers and musical life. Reliable sources agree that he wrote extensively on music and produced a number of broad biographical surveys of well-known musicians.

Lahee spent part of his career in the United States and served as secretary of the New England Conservatory of Music from 1891 to 1899. His books include studies of famous singers, violinists, pianists, and conductors, along with other works on opera, orchestras, and the organ.

He died in 1953. Although not as widely remembered as some of the artists he wrote about, his books remain useful snapshots of how music lovers of his time understood major performers and institutions.