Max Pinkus

Max Pinkus (3 December 1857 – 19 June 1934) was a noted German industrialist and a bibliophile.

Max Pinkus
Born(1857-12-03)3 December 1857
Neustadt O/S
Died19 June 1934(1934-06-19) (aged 76)
Neustadt O/S
NationalityGerman
OccupationIndustrialist, bibliophile
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Early life

Max Pinkus was born 3 December 1857 in Neustadt O.S. (currently Prudnik, Poland). He was a son of industrialist Joseph Pinkus and Augusta Fränkel. After his father's death, he became an owner of S. Fränkel Feinweberei, post-1945 nationalised by Poland as ZPB "Frotex".[1] He studied weaving in Lyon. He also studied in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Confiscation of his possessions

After his death, his library was confiscated by the Nazis and dispersed to several locations.[2] It is believed that the core of the library is locked away in the National Library in Moscow. Parts of his extensive collection of Silesian arts and crafts which have been discovered in German museums are in the process of being restored to his decedents whilst those in Poland are not being offered back.

Family

He married Hedwig Oberländer on 13 May 1888. They had two sons, Hans Hubert and Klaus Valentin and one daughter, Alice Babette.

Death

He died 19 June 1934 in his library.[3]

References
  1. Schwerin, K (2006). Max Pinkus, jego "Biblioteka Śląska" i przyjaźń z Gerhartem Hauptmannem. Prudnik: Andrzej Dereń.
  2. Pinkus, Joseph; Pinkus, Hans Hubert; Pinkus, Max; Hauptmann, Gerhart; Ehrlich, Paul; Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor; Frederick II, King of Prussia; Stehr, Hermann; Avenarius, Johannes; Schwerin, Kurt; Reichart, Walter Albert; Brann, M. (Marcus); Milch, Werner 1903-1950; Requardt, Walter; Schwalbe, J. (Julius); Voigt, Felix A.; family, Pinkus; Jugend, Bund Deutsch-Jüdischer. "Pinkus Family Collection 1500s-1994, (bulk 1725-1994) AR 7030 / MF 1046". findingaids.cjh.org.
  3. Reinhart, W. A. (1948). In Memoriam Max Pinkus. Gerhart Hauptmann Jahrbuch.

Further reading
  • Arkadiusz., Baron (2008). Max Pinkus (1857-1934) : śląski przemysłowiec i mecenas kultury (in Polish). Opole: Wydawnictwo MS. ISBN 9788388945823. OCLC 297853033.
  • Reichart, Walter Albert (1958). Max Pinkus, 3. Dezember 1857 bis 19. Juni 1934 (in German). München: C.F.W. Behl. OCLC 47836414.
  • Reichart, Walter Albert (1948). In Memoriam Max Pinkus (in German). Goslar. OCLC 970947780.

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