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Arthur Pougin (French:[puʒɛ̃] 6 August 1834 – 8 August 1921) was a French musical and dramatic critic and writer. He was born atChâteauroux (Indre) and studied music at theConservatoire de Paris underJean-Delphin Alard (violin) andNapoléon Henri Reber (harmony). In 1855 he becameconductor at theThéâtre Beaumarchais [fr], and afterward leader atPhilippe Musard's concerts, subconductor at theFolies-Nouvelles, and from 1860 to 1863 he was first violin at theOpéra-Comique. He was in turnfeuilleton writer toLe Soir,La Tribune,L'Événement andLe Journal Officiel, besides being a frequent contributor to all the important French musical periodicals. His work in connection withFrançois-Joseph Fétis'sBiographie universelle, for which he prepared a supplement (two volumes, 1878–80), has, however, been found to be lacking in thoroughness. He edited the new edition of Clément andLarousse'sDictionnaire lyrique.
Pougin died in Paris at age 87.
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