Douglas Fox

Dr Douglas Gerard Arthur Fox (born Putney, July 1893 - died Bristol, September 1978) was an English pianist, organist and music teacher. Fox was born into a musical family; his father played violin and cello, his mother the piano. His mother may have been a distant relative of Thomas Ravenscroft. In 1902 the family moved to Bristol. An outstanding organist from a young age, Fox attended Clifton College and the Royal College of Music where he received tuition from Charles Villiers Stanford. From 1912 to 1915 he studied music at Keble College, Oxford, where he was organ scholar. Joining the military during World War I, on 27 August 1917 he was badly injured, and his right arm was amputated from the elbow. His career as a performing musician was over, and his tutors Hubert Parry and Stanford attempted to help their pupil re-adjust. Stanford recommended a career as a conductor and teacher.