Elio of Morpurgo
Elio Freiherr von Morpurgo (* 1805 in Trieste , † August 1876 in Divonne-les-Bains , France) was an Austrian banker and industrialist from Friuli . He founded a banking and trading company important for the northern Adriatic.
Morpurgo was also President of the Chamber of Commerce and Director of Österreichischer Lloyd in Trieste .
Elio von Morpurgo is considered to be the founder of the banker dynasty, to which the Museo Morpurgo in Trieste is dedicated. In May 1828 he married Nina von Morpurgo , with whom he had 6 children: Emilia (married Raffalovich, * Dec.1828), Adele von Morpurgo (* 1830), Elise (* 1832, married Elisabeth Maria von Hauszer-Epstein) , Marco Baron von Morpurgo (* 1838), Enrico Salomon de Morpurgo (* 1839) and Guido Carl von Morpurgo (* 1846).
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Morpurgo, Elio Freiherr . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 19th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1868, p. 106 f. ( Digitized version ).
- H. Knoepfmacher: Morpurgo Elio Frh. Von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 379.
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| SURNAME | Morpurgo, Elio of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian banker and industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trieste |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1876 |
| Place of death | Divonne-les-Bains , France |