<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Shirleigh Moog (m . 1958; three daughters, one son) Ileana Grams (1996 - his death) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Laura Moog Lanier (daughter) Matthew Moog (son) Michelle Moog - Koussa (daughter) Renee Moog (daughter) Miranda Richmond (daughter of Ileana Grams) Bill Moog (cousin, founder of Moog Inc .) </Td> </Tr> <P> Robert Arthur Moog (/ ˈmoʊɡ / "mogue"; May 23, 1934--August 21, 2005), founder of Moog Music, was an American engineer and pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer . During his lifetime, Moog founded two companies for manufacturing electronic musical instruments . His innovative electronic design is employed in numerous synthesizers including the Minimoog, Minimoog Voyager, Little Phatty, Moog Taurus, and the Moogerfooger line of effects pedals . </P> <P> A native of New York City, Moog attended the Bronx High School of Science in New York, graduating in 1952 . For his undergraduate education, Moog earned a B.S. in physics from Queens College and a Masters from the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science in 1957 . He received his Ph. D. in engineering physics from Cornell University in 1965 . </P>

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