Born in Birmingham, England, Franklin Taylor was trained as a pianist at the Leipzig Conservatory by Louis Plaidy and Ignaz Moscheles, and later by Clara Schumann in Paris; notably later becoming an important exponent of Schumann's methods in piano pedagogy.
He was a regular performer at The Crystal Palace concerts during this period among appearances at other venues.
[1] In 1876 Taylor was appointed to the piano faculty of the National Training School of Music.
When the school was absorbed into the newly created Royal College of Music in 1882 he was appointed professor of piano at that institution; a post he held until his retirement in 1916.
He also authored several entries in the early editions of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.