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- John Donaldson (born 5 January 1789; died 12 August 1865) was a music scholar and educator from England. His father, John, was a well-known organ builder who worked in Newcastle and York. As a young man, he lived in Glasgow, where, after visiting Dublin to study J.B. Logier's teaching methods, he created a Logierian academy and a music warehouse in 1816. By the 1820s, he had qualified as an advocate and had discontinued teaching. Despite this, he was well-regarded as a pianist, and in 1822 he published a Sonata in G minor, which he dedicated to Clementi (1822), and he was fascinated by the science of acoustics. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, he initially expressed interest in the Reid Professorship of Music at the University of Edinburgh in 1838; according to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, he first applied for the position in 1841. He was eventually assigned to it in 1845, with the goal of revolutionising music education at the institution. He bought a big collection of scientific equipment and tools, started a lecture series, and conducted acoustic experiments. However, this was not without opposition from the trustees of Reid's bequest; he spent five years in court fighting for more allocations to fund teaching, equipment, and building space. He was successful, and the institution was forced to pay for a music room, which became the Reid School of Music. His health weakened as a result of the stress of the court processes, and he died in 1865. (en)
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- John Donaldson (born 5 January 1789; died 12 August 1865) was a music scholar and educator from England. His father, John, was a well-known organ builder who worked in Newcastle and York. As a young man, he lived in Glasgow, where, after visiting Dublin to study J.B. Logier's teaching methods, he created a Logierian academy and a music warehouse in 1816. By the 1820s, he had qualified as an advocate and had discontinued teaching. Despite this, he was well-regarded as a pianist, and in 1822 he published a Sonata in G minor, which he dedicated to Clementi (1822), and he was fascinated by the science of acoustics. (en)
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- John Donaldson (music scholar) (en)
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