Norman Charles Suckling
Norman Charles Suckling was an English biographer, composer, pianist, and writer on music. Born in the Forest Gate neighborhood of London, he studied at the Bancroft's School in Woodford Green, Essex in his youth. He then entered The Queen's College, Oxford where he earned a diploma in History. He taught at Liverpool College before joining the faculty of King's College, Newcastle where he was a professor of the French language. He contributed articles to a number of periodicals and is the author of several books, including biographies on Gabriel Fauré and Molière. His compositional output includes a mass for 8 voices, the chamber opera Avalon, and a scherzo among other works.
