Otto Erich Deutsch (5 September 1883, Vienna – 23 November 1967, Vienna) was an Austrian musicologist. He is known for compiling the first comprehensive catalogue of the works of Franz Schubert, first published in 1951 in English, new edition in 1978 in German. It is from this that the D numbers used to identify Schubert's pieces are drawn.
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