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Published in the Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

BAYREUTH, Germany. June 6 (/P). — Geheimrat Adolf von Gross, a bosom friend of the late Richard and Cosima Wagner, died in a hospital last night after a short illness at the age of 87. Von Gross was outstanding in his efforts to promote the music of the great composer. When Wagner died, in 1883, and left his wife prostrate with grief, von Gross undertook to present his music to the public, later becoming chairman of the Bayreuth Festival Committee.

Despite his age he seldom missed a performance.

He served as a geheimrat (privy councilor) under the empire.