Eugene Luening (sometimes Eugen Luening) (1852–1944) was a Milwaukee-born musician and educator of German descent.
Prior to December 1885, Luening served as director of the Milwaukee Musical Society.[1]
In May 1888, the Luening Conservatory of Music was founded in Milwaukee by twelve people including Henry M. Mended, B. H. Eiring and R. F. Luening.[2] The school had its official opening ceremony in November 1889.[3] In May 1892, Luening resigned as manager of the Luening Conservatory of Music and its name was changed to the Milwaukee Conservatory of Music.[4]
In September 1909, Luening began serving as acting director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music following the resignation of Rossetter Gleason Cole.[5]
In 1912, Luening and his family moved to Munich in Bavaria, Germany.[6] He remained in the area during much of World War I, returning to Milwaukee in October 1918.[7]
Luening was the father of musician Otto Luening, who was a pioneering figure in the composition of electronic music.[6]