Walter W. Naumburg '89, retired banker and music patron, died Saturday in New York City at the age of 91. Naumburg financed the University chair now held by Walter H. Piston '24, Walter W. Naumburg Professor of Music, who will retire this June.
A member of the advisory committee to the Music Department, Naumburg helped establish the Eda K. Loeb Musical Library. He also started a collection of Shakespeareana and a fellowship at the University.
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