Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler 7 7 1860 18 5 1911 Austrian Composer Conductor Businessman and Scholar He was perhaps the Finest Composer and Conductor of Modern Times He was as a Scholar and Bibliophile a hugely well read person who was Very Knowledgeable on Philosophy He was a Very Brilliant and Ruthless Businessman and Director who was totally obsessed with perfection and went all out to achieve the finest results possible