Max von Gomperz
Max von Gomperz (born March 1, 1822 in Brno , † November 7, 1913 in Vienna ) was an Austrian industrialist and banker .
He was the son of Philipp Josua Feibelman Gomperz (1782-1857) and Henriette Gomperz, née Auspitz (1792-1881). His siblings were Josephine Gomperz, married Josephine von Wertheimstein (1820-1894); Julius von Gomperz (1823–1909), Theodor Gomperz (1832–1912) and Sophie Gomperz, married Sophie von Todesco (1825–1895), with whose family he later shared the Palais Todesco . His wife was his cousin Louise Auspitz (1832-1917).
Max von Gomperz managed the Bohemian Western Railway , then, together with his brother Julius , the fine cloth factory L. Auspitz Enkel , moved to Vienna in 1858, where he worked as a banker and industrialist with interests in the sugar industry. For many years he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Creditanstalt für Handel und Gewerbe and senior director of the Philipp Gomperz Bank in Vienna.
Honors
- Grand Cross of the Franz Joseph Order
- Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown
- Officer of the French Legion of Honor (Officier de la Légion d'Honneur)
- Honorary President of the kk private Creditanstalt for Trade and Industry
literature
- Gomperz Max from. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 31.
Web links
- Max Ritter v. Gomperz. (Obituary). In: Sport & Salon , November 15, 1913, p. 15 (online at ANNO ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gomperz, Max von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian industrialist and banker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1913 |
| Place of death | Vienna |