Description: (Music Critic)
Willi Schmid was a German music critic and musician who served in the Imperial Army during World War I. He studied music under Christian Döbereiner and founded the Munich Viol Quartet. Schmid was a respected music critic, known for his contributions to the Münchener Neueste Nachrichten. Tragically, he became an accidental victim of the Night of the Long Knives due to mistaken identity and was killed by the Nazi SS. His professional accomplishments and influence were commemorated by his friend, philosopher Oswald Spengler.