Henry Elliott Hudson

Henry Elliott Hudson

Henry Elliott Hudson (1798-1889) was an Irish Music collector.

Life

Hudson was born the son of the eminent dentist Edward and during adulthood practiced as surgeon / dentist at 71 Patrick Street, Cork, though his main interest lay in Irish Music.

At the age of 14, Hudson transcribed the manuscripts of his teacher Edward O'Reill. Between 1841-43 he edited the literary magazine "The Citizen", publishing 106 tunes from his own collection, which grew to 870 by his death. In 1901 his collection was privately sold, though is now publicly available at the National Library of Ireland, the Boston Public Library , and the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.

ee also

*Years 1500 - 1899 in Irish music
* [http://www.bc.edu/libraries/centers/burns/services/irishmusic/overview/] , Irish Music Centre, Boston College


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