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 in Siegen-Wittgenstein, Germany.
The Austrian branch of the Wittgenstein family began with the emigration of Hermann Christian Wittgenstein to Vienna in 1851. By 1910, 26 members of the Wittgenstein family were among the 929 wealthiest people in Vienna.[1]
Members of the Wittgenstein family include successful merchants, entrepreneurs, industrialists, lawyers, musicians, patrons of the arts and philosophers:
- Karl Wittgenstein (1847–1913), steel magnate
- Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein (1882–1958), philanthropist
- Paul Wittgenstein (1887–1961), concert pianist
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951), philosopher
- ^ Sandgruber 2013, p. 338