Max von Wilmersdörffer
Max von Wilmersdörffer (born April 8, 1824 in Bayreuth , † December 26, 1903 in Munich ) was a German-Jewish banker and coin collector .
Max Wilmersdörffer completed a commercial apprenticeship in 1841 in the private bank of his uncle Joseph Nathan Oberndörffer in Munich, which he took over in 1867 with Abraham Merzbacher . In 1888 he was knight of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown and raised to the personal, non-inheritable nobility (Max Ritter von Wilmersdörffer).
He also worked as the royal Saxon consul general in Munich.
He began to deal with numismatics early on and to build up an extensive collection. After buying famous international collections, etc. a. the Schultheß-Rechberg , Leopold Welzl von Wellenheim , Minus and Preiss , Du Rosey and Morbio collections as well as other well-known private collections and because of his knowledge, he enjoyed world renown. In 1881 he was the founding chairman of the Bavarian Numismatic Society
Medals from the Renaissance were a focal point of his collection . The auction catalogs of his collection (“von Wilmersdörffer's coins and medal collection” in 5 volumes) are still a standard work today.
He was married to his cousin Karoline Oberndörffer. The couple had two children.
literature
- Joseph Hamburger: Max Ritter von Wilmersdörffer'sche coin and medal collection. 5 vols. Frankfurt: self-published 1905-09.
- Theodor Wilmersdörfer: Max von Wilmersdörffer, numismatist; 1824-1903. In: CVs from Franconia . Vol. 1, Würzburg 1919. pp. 511-513.
Web links
- Private page for Genealogy (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilmersdörffer, Max von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilmersdörffer, Max; Wilmersdörffer, Max Ritter von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German banker, diplomat and coin collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayreuth |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1903 |
| Place of death | Munich |