Dudley Buck (March 10, 1839 - October 6, 1909) was an American composer of music. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of a merchant who gave him every opportunity for cultivating his musical talents. After attending Trinity College, for four years (1858-1862) he studied at Leipzig (at the Leipzig Conservatory), Dresden and Paris. On returning to America he held the position of organist at Hartford, Chicago (1869), and Boston (1871). Wikipedia
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BUCK, Dudley, composer, born in Hartford, Connecticut, 10 March, 1839. He studied at Trinity College and afterward at the Leipsic Conservatory of Music, where he was associated with A. Sullivan , and had instruction from Hauptmann, Richter, Rietz, Mosche www.famousamericans.net/dudleybuck/