Julius Bien
Julius Bien (born September 27, 1826 in Naumburg / Hessen , † December 21, 1909 in Manhattan , New York ) was an important American lithographer of German-Jewish origin and long-time president of B'nai B'rith .
He studied at the Kunsthochschule Kassel . He fled to New York in 1848 , where he successfully built a prestigious and often award-winning lithographic workshop.
From 1854 to 1857 and from 1868 to 1900 he was the president of the B'nai B'rith and made significant contributions to its internationalization.
Web links
Commons : Julius Bien - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ann Lee Morgan: The American Audubons: Julius Bien's Lithographed Edition . In: Print Quarterly . 4, No. 4, 1987, pp. 362-79.
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| SURNAME | Bien, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naumburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1909 |
| Place of death | Manhattan , New York City |