German musicologist and librarian
Peter Wackernagel (26 July 1897 – 17 May 1981) was a German musicologist and librarian
Life.
Wackernagel was born in Breslau as the son of the priest Paul Wackernagel. He studied history, German language and literature and philosophy in Breslau and received his doctorate in 1921. He passed the examination for a teaching profession for secondary schools. He worked as a volunteer at the Universitätsbibliothek Breslau and trained himself as an autodidact in musicology by attending appropriate seminars. He was also a student of Max Schneider. His piano playing was perfected through private lessons. In 1924, in accordance with his abilities and recommendations by his library director, he accepted an offer from Wilhelm Altmann to move to Berlin to take up a position in the music department of the Staatsbibliothek Berlin. He became responsible for the manuscripts department. Furthermore, he became music consultant at the "Deutsche Tageszeitung". He is the author of various music analyses for the concerts of the Berliner Philharmoniker, facsimile and music editions, book publications and essays.
From 1 April 1928, he was a library councillor, and after the death of Georg Schünemann on 2 January 1945, he was made head of the music department, which he held until 31 August 1950.
Wackernagel died in Berlin at the age of 83.
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