Adler, Oskar (1875-1955), Austrian violinist, physician and esoteric savant, a close friend of Arnold Schoenberg from their schooldays, taught him the rudiments of music, gave him his first grounding in philosophy, and played chamber music with him. Though self-taught, Adler for many years led a string quartet whose regular cellist was another composer-friend, Franz Schmidt. Adler also played in Schoenberg’s Society for Private Musical Performances, lectured on music and philosophy, as well as giving musical and spiritual advice to, and casting horoscopes for, many of Vienna’s leading creative artists. He was the teacher of the musician, writer and Schoenberg-expert Hans Keller. After the Anschluss Schoenberg tried to arrange for Adler to come to California, but he escaped instead to Britain, spending the 1940s in the Lake District and his last years in London. His principal books were Critique of Pure Music (1918, still unpublished), and The Testament of Astrology (published in 3 volumes 1935-37, many subsequent editions). Arnold Schoenberg, Los Angeles, 1948 Arnold Schoenberg, (the anglicized form of Schönberg—Schoenberg changed the spelling officially when he became a U.S. citizen) (September 13, 1874 – July 13, 1951) was a composer, born in Vienna, Austria. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion because: There already is a page on Franz Schmidt and Schmidt is too nons-specific If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Keller is the name of several places in the United States of America: Keller, Colorado Keller, Georgia Keller, Illinois Keller, Indiana Keller, Louisiana Keller, Maryland Keller, Texas Keller, Virginia Keller, Washington Famous people whose surname is or was Keller include: Helen Keller, American visually impaired author Sr. ...