Max Adler (philanthropist)
Max Adler (born May 12, 1866 in Elgin Illinois , USA ; † November 4, 1952 in Los Angeles , California , USA) was an American violinist , businessman and philanthropist .
Life
Adler comes from a Jewish family who immigrated to the USA from Germany in the 1850s. He graduated from high school in his hometown and took violin lessons in Berlin for several years . After his return to the USA he became a concert violinist and a member of the Mendelssohn Quintette Club in Boston , Massachusetts, which existed until 1895 .
Adler gave up his music career after he joined the management of the Chicago trading company Sears, Roebuck & Company after his marriage to Sophie Rosenwald . His father-in-law, Julius Rosenwald , who was involved in Sears , was the founder of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
In 1928 Adler withdrew from the company and from then on worked as a philanthropist. Among other things, he was the engine behind the establishment of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago . He was also a patron of the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati , Ohio .
Web links
- https://www.jta.org/1952/11/07/archive/max-adler-prominent-jewish-philanthropist-dies-in-los-angeles
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| SURNAME | Adler, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American violinist, businessman, and philanthropist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elgin Illinois , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th November 1952 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , USA |