Richard Haldane

born Edinburgh, July 30, 1856; died Auchterarder, Aug 19, 1928

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British politician, lawyer, and philosopher, initially member of the Liberal Party, who was Secretary of State for War 1905–12, and Lord Chancellor 1912–15 and, after joining the Labour party in 1923, Lord Chancellor again in 1924. From 1911, he was First Viscount Haldane.

Haldane implemented what are known as the "Haldane Reforms," which were aimed at preparing the British army for a European war. He was also instrumental in building up the British aircraft industry by creating the Advisory Committee on Aeronautics in 1909.

Haldane wrote several philosophical works, and co-translated Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation (1883–86).

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  • WSLB 132 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated August 25, 1912

    Schenker returns the contract for Die letzten fünf Sonaten von Beethoven signed. — Proclaiming "Ex Austria lux," he says that Austria's tradition from Haydn to Brahms and Dvořák[sic] will now be followed by Schenker's "explanation" (Aufklärung) of that tradition, which will spawn a new generation of composers superior to the present "cacophony," with Universal Edition as the agent of that "rebuilding of tonal music" (Aufbau der Tonkunst). — He alludes to the possibility of teaching for the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde's proposed "Hochschule." — He prompts Hertzka to act on the Organization of Musicians project in the fall.

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