# William Henry Reed

> William Henry Reed MVO was an English violinist, teacher, composer, conductor and biographer of Edward Elgar. He was leader of the London Symphony Orchestra for 23 years (1912-1935), but is best known for his long personal friendship with Elgar (1910-1934) and his book Elgar As I Knew Him (1936), in which he goes into great detail about the genesis of the Violin Concerto in B minor.

*British musician (1876-1942)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1876-07-29
- **Died:** 1942-07-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 49.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568693)

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