Wilhelm von Gutmann
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Wilhelm von Gutmann

Austrian entrepreneur (1826–1895)

Wilhelm Isak Wolf Ritter von Gutmann (18 August 1826 – 17 May 1895) was an Austrian entrepreneur. He founded and led the largest coal company in Austria-Hungary, Gebrüder Gutmann, was ennobled in 1878 by Emperor Franz Joseph I, thus becoming part of the Austrian nobility.2

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Born Aug 13, 1826, died May 17, 1895.1

About

They were made knights of the Order of the Iron Crown which simultaneously meant being given a hereditary knighthood. He was the President of the Vienna Israelite Community from 1891 to 1892.

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Companies

Career

Occupation: merchant, entrepreneur, industrialist, businessperson.4

Personal life

  • BornAug 13, 1826, Lipník nad Bečvou5
  • DiedMay 17, 1895, Vienna6 7
  • CitizenshipAustrian Empire8
  • SpouseIda von Gutmann9

Wilhelm Gutmann married his first wife Leonor Latzko (1827–1867), with whom the children Berthold (1856–1932), Max von Gutmann (1857–1930), and Rosa (1862–1930) were born. After the early death of his first wife, he married Ida Wodianer (1847–1924), printer daughter, Philipp editor and landlords (Fülöp) Wodianer (1820–1899). With her he had four children: Marianne (1871–1956), Moritz (1872–1934), Elizabeth (1875–1947) and Rudolf (1880–1966).

His daughter Elisabeth married in 1929 to Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1853–1938), becoming the princess consort of Liechtenstein. The older sister Marianne married the English Zionist Sir Francis Abraham Montefiore (1860–1935), becoming Lady Montefiore.

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