Writer / musicologist.
Born in Vienna, Austria on March 1, 1922, escaped the nazi regime at the age of 19 and relocated in the US.
Moved to New York in the 1950s he became a freelance writer covering high fidelity and home electronics for a variety of publications. In 1958, he helped found the magazine, HiFi/Stereo Review, later known as Stereo Review. From 1977 to 1995, he had two syndicated columns in the New York Times, on both audio and video home electronics.
A lifelong lover of classical music, he also wrote concert reviews and profiled musical conductors. He published nine books, most notably biographies of Johann Strauss and William Penn.
Hans Fantel died on 21 May 2006.