Moriz von Kuffner

Deceased Person

1854 – 1939

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Who was Moriz von Kuffner?

Moriz von Kuffner was a Jewish-Austrian industrialist, art collector, mountaineer and philanthropist. From the 1880s to the early 1910s he made a fortune in the brewery business, and became a significant sponsor of Vienna's social and cultural life as well as a mentor of astronomy. Moriz von Kuffner was forced to sell his Austrian assets and to leave Vienna in 1938.

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Born
Jan 30, 1854
Nationality
  • Austria
Died
Mar 5, 1939
Zürich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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