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Wittgenstein family

German-Austrian family

For the German noble family, see Sayn-Wittgenstein.

The Wittgenstein family is a German-Austrian family that rose to prominence in 19th- and 20th-century Vienna, Austria.

The family was originally Jewish and originated from the Wittgensteiner Land&#;[de] in Siegen-Wittgenstein, Germany.

The Austrian branch of the Wittgenstein family began with the emigration of Hermann Christian Wittgenstein&#;[de] to Vienna in By , 26 members of the Wittgenstein family were among the wealthiest people in Vienna.[1]

Members of the Wittgenstein family include successful merchants, entrepreneurs, industrialists, lawyers, musicians, patrons of the arts and philosophers:

History

The earliest known family members are the estate manager Ahron Moses Meier (died ) and his wife Sarah.

They lived in Laasphe in the Wittgensteiner Land&#;[de] and worked for the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein.

Their son, Moses Meyer, was initially the estate manager of the Counts. In , after the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss, the Wittgensteiner Land fell to Hessen-Darmstadt.

In , Napoleon initiated the Jewish emancipation and Jews were required to adopt a fixed surname within three months.

Wittgenstein: Philosophy & Biography (Ray Monk) - YouTube: On the th birthday of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Georg Gaugusch discusses these topics with the genealogist Wolf-Erich Eckstein, the long-time register keeper of the Viennese Jewish community. The conversation is hosted by the historian Reinhold Hohengartner.

Moses chose the call Meyer-Wittgenstein. This led to a conflict with the Prussian Wilhelm zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein&#;[de], who had been elevated to Reichsfürst in Moses left the Wittgensteiner Land with his family and moved to the nearby Principality of Waldeck.

It was there that he created a successful business as a wool trader in the former Hanseatic City Korbach, an area with many sheep.

Selected members

  1. Moses Meyer-Wittgenstein (born in Laasphe; died 3 January in Korbach), married Bernhardine (Breindel) Simon (–)
    1. Simson Moses Wittgenstein (8 December – 22 March ), married on 4 October in Rheda to Rebecca Rosenberg (born 2 May ; died 15 April in Korbach)
      1. Friedrike Wittgenstein (born c.

        ), married on 6 August to Isaac Koppel (born c. )

      2. Marcus Wittgenstein (born c. in Korbach; died in Korbach)
      3. Jakob Wittgenstein&#;[de] (born 1 April in Korbach; died 3 June in Berlin by suicide), married Clara Lippert (divorced on 22 May from the Stadtgericht Berlin), estate manager in Berlin from , founder of "Simson and Rebecca Wittgenstein Stiftung" () and the "Jacob Wittgenstein`sche Altersversorgungsanstalt" ()[2]
    2. Julia Wittgenstein (born in Korbach), married Rosenberg
    3. Richard Simon Wittgenstein (born ; died 13 February ), married Ida (born in Bielefeld; died 3 July in Geibsdorf)
      1. Louise Johanne Henriette Wittgenstein (born ), married Heinrich Hirsch (born 5 May )
      2. Emma Flora Caroline Wittgenstein (–)
      3. Max Adolf Georg Carl Wittgenstein (born )
      4. Ernst Oscar Wittgenstein (born ), married Emma Vaerst
    4. Hermann Christian Wittgenstein&#;[de] (born 15 September in Korbach; died 19 May in Vienna-Hietzing), wool trader in Gohlis and estate manager in Vienna, converted to Protestantism in , married Franziska (Fanny) Figdor (born 7 April in Kittsee; died 21 October in Vienna-Hietzing)
      1. Anna Friederike Wittgenstein (born 31 October in Gohlis; died 22 September in Hietzing), married Heinrich "Emil" Franz (born 9 December in Vienna; died 24 March in Vienna)
      2. Marie Wittgenstein (–), married Moritz Christian Pott (–; iron merchant)
      3. Paul Josef Gustav Wittgenstein (–), jurist, married Justine Karoline Hochstetter (–)
        1. Johanna Salzer (née&#;Wittgenstein) (–)
        2. Hermann Christian Wittgenstein (–)
        3. Paul Karl Wittgenstein (–)
          1. Paul Wittgenstein&#;[de] (–), philosopher
      4. Josephine Wittgenstein (–), married Johann Nepomuk Oser&#;[de] (–)
      5. Ludwig "Louis" Wittgenstein (–), owner of Schloss Hollenburg, married Maria Franz (–)
      6. Karl Otto Clemens Wittgenstein (born in Vienna; died )
        1. Hermine Wittgenstein (born in Teplitz; died )
        2. Dora Wittgenstein (born in Vienna; died at birth)
        3. Hans Wittgenstein (born in Vienna; died in the Chesapeake Bay, presumed suicide by drowning)
        4. Kurt Wittgenstein (born in Vienna; died November , shot himself on the Italian front)
        5. Helene Wittgenstein (born in Vienna; died ) married Max Salzer (ministry official)
        6. Rudolf Wittgenstein (born in Vienna; died in Berlin by suicide) attraction student
        7. Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein (–), married Jerome Stonborough in Builder of the Haus Wittgenstein (of which her brother Ludwig was the architect) and longtime owner of the Villa Toscana&#;[de].

          Painted by Gustav Klimt.

        8. Paul Wittgenstein (–), concert pianist, married Hilde Schania (–)
          1. Paul-Louis Wittgenstein (born )
          2. Elisabeth
          3. Johanna
        9. Ludwig Wittgenstein (–), philosopher
      7. Ottilie Ida Bertha Wittgenstein (–) landowner, cheese producer and patron of the arts in Pyhra, married Karl Kupelwieser&#;[de] (–)
        1. Paula Franziska Johanna Kupelwieser (–), married Mathes
        2. Ida Josepha Johanna Kupelwieser (–), married Lenz
        3. Ernst Hermann Leopold Kupelwieser (–)
        4. Johann Paul Kupelwieser (–), medical doctor
      8. Klara Wittgenstein (–)
      9. Lydia Wittgenstein (–), married von Siebert
      10. Emilie Wittgenstein (–), married Theodor von Brücke (–; judge)
      11. Klothilde Wittgenstein (–)

  • Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein, c.&#;

  • Jakob Wittgenstein, Berlin,

  • Jakob Wittgensteinsche Altersversorgungsanstalt, Enser Straße 10, Korbach,

  • The eleven children of Hermann and Fanny Wittgenstein, Vienna,

  • Karl Wittgenstein, Vienna,

  • Ludwig Wittgenstein,

Citations

General and cited references

  • Gaugusch, Georg ().

    "Die Familien Wittgenstein und Salzer und ihr genealogisches Umfeld". Adler, Zeitschrift für Genealogie und Heraldik. (in German).

    The Wittgenstein family is a German - Austrian family that rose to prominence in 19th- and 20th-century ViennaAustria. The Austrian branch of the Wittgenstein family began with the emigration of Hermann Christian Wittgenstein [ de ] to Vienna in By26 members of the Wittgenstein family were among the wealthiest people in Vienna. Members of the Wittgenstein family include prosperous merchants, entrepreneurs, industrialists, lawyers, musicians, patrons of the arts and philosophers:.

    Vol.&#; pp.&#;–

  • Immler, Nicole Leandra (). Das Familiengedächtnis der Wittgensteins. Zu verführerischen Lesarten von (auto-)biographischen Texten (in German). Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag.

    ISBN&#;. OCLC&#;

  • Prokop, Ursula (). Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein. Bauherrin, Intellektuelle, Mäzenin (in German). Vienna; Cologne; Weimar: Böhlau Verlag.
  • Sandgruber, Roman (). Traumzeit für Millionäre.

    Today, the entitle of Ludwig Wittgenstein, who belonged to the third generation of the Viennese branch of the family, may be best acknowledged, but several of his relatives had a profound and unforgettable influence on all areas of Austrian cultural history. Georg Gaugusch was the first historian to trace the genealogy of this dynasty on the basis of matriculation data. He was led by the question: what was it that made the Wittgensteins special and what was the basis of their social rise? Where did it all begin?

    Die reichsten Wienerinnen und Wiener im Jahr (in German). Graz: Styria Premium. ISBN&#;.

  • Schwaner, Birgit (). Die Wittgensteins. Kunst und Kalkül (in German). Vienna: Metro Verlag.
  • Singer, Lea ().

    His youngest child, the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, once asked a pupil if he had ever had any tragedies in his life. Ludwig often thought of doing so, as did his surviving brother, Paul. There were three sisters: Gretl, Helene, and Hermine. Helene was highly neurotic, and had a husband who suffered from dementia.

    Konzert für die linke Hand (in German). Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe.

  • Waugh, Alexander (). Das Haus Wittgenstein. Geschichte einer ungewöhnlichen Familie.

    From toWittgenstein taught at the University of Cambridge. His only other published works were an article, " Some Remarks on Logical Form " ; a book review; and a children's dictionary. The first and best-known of this posthumous series is the book Philosophical Investigations. A survey among American university and college teachers ranked the Investigations as the most vital book of 20th-century philosophystanding out as "the one crossover masterpiece in twentieth-century philosophy, appealing across diverse specializations and philosophical orientations".

    Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer Verlag.

  • Waugh, Alexander (). The Home of Wittgenstein: A Family at War. New York: Doubleday. ISBN&#;, OL&#;M.
  • Wittgenstein, Hermine ().

    Ray Monk gives an introductory talk on Ludwig Wittgenstein and how kind the man can help one to understand his thought. The talk was given at the Un.

    Somavilla, Ilse (ed.). Familienerinnerungen (in German). Innsbruck; Vienna: Haymon Verlag. ISBN&#;.