Max Herzig

Obituary

Max Herzig (born April 22, 1863 in Sanok ; † December 1, 1912 in Vienna ) was a Viennese publisher and bookseller .

He was married to Gisela Ehrenfeld (1869–1938), daughter of Ignatz Isak Ehrenfeld (1839–1912), since 1891. The marriage had four daughters: Johanna (* 1892), Renee (* 1896), Hildegard (* 1898) and Edith. Max Herzig died of pneumonia at the age of 49; he was buried in the Protestant part of the Vienna Central Cemetery.

For his work as a publisher he received several awards such as "Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown III Class" and was also the holder of the Franz Joseph Order . As a donor and sponsor, he was done to the Künstlerhaus Wien and the Secession with generous donations. Max Herzig lived in the Palais Salm , Salmgasse 2, in the third district of Vienna.

Publishing

His publishing house became famous with magnificent volumes in honor of the emperor, the history of Austria and Germany, and contemporary art. The precious, large-format books were mostly in leather with gold or silver embossing and designed in the style of the Vienna Secession . For example, he succeeded in designing the volume “ARS NOVA MCMI. Outstanding works of the fine arts of 1901 “ to win the artist Koloman Moser , who even signed the cover in the embossing, thereby highlighting it as his own work of art. He also used the most valuable methods of the time, such as heliogravure or color lithography, for the interior design of the artistic books .

Important books

1894: “Golden Classic Bible. The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, based on the German translation by Dr. Martin Luthers ”; Herzig, Max (ed.);

1898: “Viribus Unitis. The Book of the Emperor ”; Herzig, Max (ed.); Dr. Joseph Alexander Freiherrn von Helfert (author);

1900: “Rich in honors and victories; Pictures from Austria's History ”; Herzig, Max (ed.); Dr. Joseph Alexander Freiherrn von Helfert (author);

1901: "ARS NOVA MCMI. Outstanding works of the fine arts of 1901 in Heliogravure ”; Herzig, Max (ed.); Felician Freiherrn von Myrbach (author);

1903: "Ars Nova II. Outstanding Works of Fine Arts in Heliogravure"; Herzig, Max (ed.); Felician Freiherrn von Myrbach / Franz Servaes (authors);

1904: "German Memorial Hall Pictures from Patriotic History"; Herzig, Max and Julius Pflugk-Hartung (eds.);

1905: “German Memorial Hall. Pictures from Patriotic History ”; Herzig, Max (editor / author);

1907: “1st German Memorial Hall. Pictures from Patriotic History ”; Pflugk-Hartung and Herzig, Max (eds.); Heinrich Lefler, Joseph Urban, Josef Tautenhayn, Rudolf von Larisch and Ludwig Hujer under the direction of Prof. H. Tschudi. (Authors);

1908: "Viribus Unitis - The Emperor's Book". Herzig, Max (ed.); Dr. Joseph Alexander Freiherrn von Helfert (author);

Web links

Literature by and about Max Herzig in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

↑ ( Parte :) Instead of any special advertisement. (...) Ignatz Ehrenfeld (...). In: Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, No. 17061/1912, February 21, 1912, p. 22 center. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp.
↑ http://www.wladimir-aichelburg.at/kuenstlerhaus/lösungen/verzeichnis/freunde-und-mitarbeiter/#h Membership list Künstlerhaus Wien.

Remarks

↑ The legacy of her father, a banker, as well as the estate of her husband made Gisela Ehrenfeld-Herzig one of the richest women in Vienna from 1912 onwards . Shortly before the outbreak of World War I, the widow married the eight years younger businessman Rudolf Thorn (1876–1941), to whom she transferred essential assets. The first happy relationship resulted over the years in massive marriage as inheritance disputes, the 1926 in the erwirkten of the children guardianship over the after Paris fleeing mother culminated and name Herzig moved into the center of public interest. - See: Mrs. Gisela Thorn's billions. A sensational inheritance process. - Four daughters and their mother. - The 37 adulteries and the 20 billion damage. In: Wiener Sonn- und Mondags -Zeitung , No. 46/1926 (LXIV. Year), November 15, 1926, p. 5 f. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wszas well as the inheritance lawsuit against the Baden villa owner Gisela Thorn. In: Badener Zeitung , No. 93/1926 (XLVII. Volume), November 20, 1926, p. 3. center left. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / bzt.

personal data
SURNAME	Heartfelt, Max
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hearty, Marcus Abraham
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian publisher and bookseller
DATE OF BIRTH	April 2, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sanok
DATE OF DEATH	December 1, 1912
Place of death	Vienna

[1] ( Parte :) Instead of any special advertisement. (...) Ignatz Ehrenfeld (...). In: Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, No. 17061/1912, February 21, 1912, p. 22 center. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp.

[3] ttp://www.wladimir-aichelburg.at/kuenstlerhaus/lösungen/verzeichnis/freunde-und-mitarbeiter/#h Membership list Künstlerhaus Wien.

[2] The legacy of her father, a banker, as well as the estate of her husband made Gisela Ehrenfeld-Herzig one of the richest women in Vienna from 1912 onwards . Shortly before the outbreak of World War I, the widow married the eight years younger businessman Rudolf Thorn (1876–1941), to whom she transferred essential assets. The first happy relationship resulted over the years in massive marriage as inheritance disputes, the 1926 in the erwirkten of the children guardianship over the after Paris fleeing mother culminated and name Herzig moved into the center of public interest. - See: Mrs. Gisela Thorn's billions. A sensational inheritance process. - Four daughters and their mother. - The 37 adulteries and the 20 billion damage. In: Wiener Sonn- und Mondags -Zeitung , No. 46/1926 (LXIV. Year), November 15, 1926, p. 5 f. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wszas well as the inheritance lawsuit against the Baden villa owner Gisela Thorn. In: Badener Zeitung , No. 93/1926 (XLVII. Volume), November 20, 1926, p. 3. center left. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / bzt.