Liszt
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Liszt. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
FRANZ, a Hungarian pianist and musical composer; born in Raiding, Hungary, Oct. 2, 1811. His father, who was musical, directed his studies, and at the age of nine he was performing in public. Several Hungarian noblemen provided means to send him to Vienna, where he studied the pianoforte and composition (1821-1823). He received further teaching in Paris. About 1839 he toured Europe as a pianist, and was received everywhere with enthusiasm. He emes settled in Weimar and became director thin, of the Court Theater. In this position colorle he was enabled to produce works by e-cent Schumann, Berlioz, and Wagner, and to win favor for their new methods of eid musical composition. He made Weimar famous in the annals of music by producing Wagner's "Lohengrin" and Berlioz's "Benvenuto Cellini." In 1861 he resigned the directorship of Weimar and went to reside in Rome, where he took minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church in 1865, and was thenceforth generally known as Abbé Liszt. Subsequently he retired from Rome to his native country, where in 1875 he received a government pension and was named cision director of the Hungarian Academy of Music in Budapest. He gave his assistance to foster the Wagner festivals of music in Bayreuth, and died there July 31, 1886. His chief musical compositions are: The "Faust" and "Dante" symphonies, "Hungarian Rhapsodies," "Symphonic Poems," and the oratorios of "St. Elizabeth" and "Christus." He also shed in six volwrote monographs on Chopin and Franz. 180-1883. By the His writings were published in six volknown under the umes at Leipsic in 1880-1883. By the Countess D'Agoult, well known under the ern," he had a son pseudonym "Daniel Stern," he had a son and two daughters. y in Montgomery land, Cincinnati,
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
list, Franz (1811-1886), a noted Hungarian musician. He was born at Odenburg and died at Baireuth. He attracted attention as a pianist when but nine years old. He was taken up by court circles and placed under the instruction of able musicians. At twelve he was the sensation of the day. His father accompanied him on a trip throughout the countries of western Europe. At thirteen he began the composing of operas. In 1831 he heard Paganini, to whom he became much attached. In his time Liszt was the most celebrated pianist in Europe. The musical centers of the world bid for him. He was received at the various courts and covered with decorations. The grand elector of Weimar, center of the little court at which Goethe resided for so many years, made him chapel master. Young men resorted to Weimar from all parts of Europe to be instructed by Liszt. Toward the end of his life he vibrated between Rome, Budapest, and Weimar. His home in the last named city has been converted into a Liszt museum, in which his decorations, musical instruments, and other personal mementos are preserved. His musical compositions and critical works are too numerous for mention here.