Kruse, Georg Richard 17.jan.1856-23.feb.1944 Germany, Greiffenberg - Berlin
conductor, theatre director, librettist, musicologist, writer on music, graduated from Gorlitz Gymnasium, studied at the University of Bern Switzerland, 16.aug.1891-1894 residing in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA as theatre conductor and editor for the Milwaukee Herald, 1896-1900 theatre conductor in St Gallen and Bern Switzerland and Ulm Germany, 1900 residing in Berlin Lichterfelde, 1900-1909 editor for the 'Deutsche Buhnengenossenschaft' and editor/writer for Reclam Universal Library in Berlin, 1906-1937 founder/director of the Lessing Museum in Berlin, 1913-1934 residing at Reuterstrasse 27 in Berlin Lichterfelde, 1937-1941 at Troppauer Strasse 27, buried at Parkfriedhof Lichterfelde, wrote biographies of Albert Lortzing, Hermann Gotz and Otto Nicolai ; son of librettist Georg Kruse (pseud: F Silesius) (Neustrelitz 30.oct.1830-19.dec.1908 Berlin) ; he married Julie Beling ; daughter composer Lotte Arlt Kruse