Karl Wittgenstein

Karl Wittgenstein
Karl Wittgenstein in his young years
Born
Karl Otto Clemens Wittgenstein

(1847-04-08)8 April 1847
Died20 January 1913(1913-01-20) (aged 65)
NationalityAustrian
OccupationSteel tycoon
Spouse
Leopoldine Maria Josefa Kalmus
(m. 1873)
Children9, including Margaret, Paul, and Ludwig

Karl Otto Clemens Wittgenstein (8 April 1847 – 20 January 1913) was a German-born Austrian steel tycoon. A friend of Andrew Carnegie, with whom he was often compared, at the end of the 19th century he controlled an effective monopoly on steel and iron resources within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and had by the 1890s acquired one of the largest fortunes in the world.[1] He was also the father of concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and of philanthropist Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein.

  1. ^ "Karl Wittgenstein, Business Tycoon and Art Patron". Retrieved 2008-12-12.