Wilhelm Rust

German musicologist, editor and composer (* 15 August 1822 in Dessau, Germany; † 02 May 1892 in Leipzig, Germany). He was an important contributor to the Bach Gesellschaft edition of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Between 1853 and 1892, as editor, he significantly shaped the critical edition of Bach's cantatas and other works. In 1880, he became director of the Thomanerchor in Leipzig. He was the granson of Friedrich Wilhelm Rust.