W. H. (William Henry) Hadow

Born in 1859, William Henry Hadow was an English writer, musicologist, and educator whose work ranged across both music and literature. He is remembered for writing on major composers and musical history, and for contributing The Viennese Period to the Oxford History of Music.

Hadow also worked as an editor and literary scholar. He edited the Oxford Treasury of English Literature and wrote in a way that brought broad cultural subjects within reach of general readers, not just specialists.

Alongside his writing, he had an important academic career and later became a leading figure in higher education. He died in 1937, leaving behind a body of work that reflects a wide, humane interest in the arts and in teaching.