Walter Willson Cobbett

Walter Willson Cobbett
Born(1847-07-11)11 July 1847
Blackheath, England
Died22 January 1937(1937-01-22) (aged 89)
London, England
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • amateur violinist

Walter Willson Cobbett CBE (11 July 1847 – 22 January 1937) was an English businessman and amateur violinist, and the editor/author of Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. He instigated the influential Cobbett Competition for chamber music composition, and endowed the Cobbett Medal for services to chamber music.