August Lederer

August Lederer
Egon Schiele, August Lederer, 1918.
Born3 May 1857
Died30 April 1936 (1936-05-01) (aged 78)
NationalityAustrian
Occupation(s)art collector, businessman, philanthropist
Known forThe collection of August and Serena Lederer was considered the most important private collection of the work of Gustav Klimt. Lederer's business empire and art collection was looted by Nazis
Notable workrestitution claims for Beethoven Frieze and other important artworks

August Lederer (3 May 1857 in Böhmisch Leipa (Austria-Hungary) – 30 April 1936 in Vienna), was an Austrian industrialist and art collector whose art collection was looted by Nazis. He helped promote the artists of the Vienna Secession, notably Gustav Klimt.