OBITUARY: Robert Moog, 71

OBITUARY: Robert Moog, 71

Robert Moog, a man synonymous with the synthesizer he developed, died Sunday afternoon at his home in Asheville, N.C. He was 71.

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Robert Moog, a man synonymous with the synthesizer he developed, died Sunday afternoon at his home in Asheville, N.C. He was 71. Moog had been diagnosed with brain cancer in late April 2005, and his daughter reports that as the cause of his death.

  • Moog’s website provides additional details concerning memorial offerings.
  • Allan Kozinn offers a thorough obituary in today’s New York Times.