David von Gutmann

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David Ritter von Gutmann (born December 2, 1834 in Lipník nad Bečvou , † May 14, 1912 in Baden ) was an Austro-Hungarian entrepreneur in the coal and steel industry .

He founded the Gutmann brothers company with his brother Wilhelm von Gutmann . In 1878 he and his brother were ennobled .

Israelite girls' orphanage on Ruthgasse in Döbling

For many years he was President of the Israelite Alliance in Vienna, founded in 1872 by Joseph Ritter von Wertheimer on the model of the Alliance Israélite Universelle ,   and Chairman of the Baron Hirsch Foundation for the Galician Jewish School System. With his brother Wilhelm he founded the Israelite girls' orphanage on Ruthgasse in Döbling .

He was married to Sophie von Gutmann, born Latzko (1838–1902). He was buried in the Israelite Department of the Central Cemetery at Gate 1 and later reburied in the Döblinger Friedhof .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gotthard Deutsch , Armand Kaminka :  Israelitische Allianz zu Wien. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Volume 6, Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906, p.  673 .
  2. ↑ Michaela Feurstein, Gerhard Milchram: Jewish Vienna. City walks. Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2001. ( limited preview on Google Books )
  3. ↑ Baden Jewish Community: Families Ritter von Gutmann and Freiherr Meyer von Ketschendorf ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on Nov. 15, 2015  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.juedischegemeinde.at
  4. ^ David Gutmann in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
personal data
SURNAME Gutmann, David von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gutmann, David Ritter von (full name); Gutmann, David (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Lipník nad Bečvou
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 1912
Place of death Baden (Lower Austria)