Ronald Klett was born in Milwaukee February 25, 1928. He attended Milwaukee State Teachers
College from 1946 to 1952. Between 1970 until his death in January 2000, Klett wrote and
distributed the newsletter of the Willem Mengelberg Society, a musical appreciation society
he founded. The society was dedicated to promoting the legacy of Dutch conductor Willem
Mengelberg. Klett also wrote several books about Mengelberg which the society published.
Klett died in Manotowoc in January 20, 2000.
