Hugo Scherzer

{{short description|American composer}}

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| name = Hugo Scherzer

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| nationality = American

| occupation = Composer

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|7|10}}

| birth_place = Świdnica, Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|1940|12|24|1889|7|10}}

| death_place = Santa Monica, California, United States

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Hugo Scherzer (July 10, 1889 – December 24, 1940) was an American composer. His work was part of the music event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Hugo Scherzer |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/921756 |access-date=August 1, 2020 |website=Olympedia}} He drowned in the Pacific Ocean off Santa Monica, California in 1940.