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Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy (born Paul Felix Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy; 18 January 1841, Leipzig – 17 February 1880, Berlin) was a German chemist and a pioneer in the manufacture of aniline dye. He co-founded the Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation (AGFA), a German chemical company.
The philosopher ancestor of this grand dynasty of Prussian commoners and his grandchildren, the composers Fanny Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy as well as many other members of the Mendelssohn family, have profoundly influenced the economic and cultural history of Germany.
The German couple Paul and Charlotte von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy amassed an important art collection in the early decades of the twentieth century. They were early adopters of avant-garde trends such as Cubism, and their patronage also extended to modern architecture and applied arts.
Paul Robert Ernst von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (born 14 November 1875 in Berlin; died 10 May 1935) was a German Jewish banker and art collector. The persecution of his family under the Nazis has resulted in numerous lawsuits for restitution.
Jan 17, 2023 · Heirs of Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy claim he was forced to sell “Sunflowers” when Nazi laws crippled him financially.
Apr 1, 2020 · The New York Times reports that the family of banker Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, who was based in Germany during World War II, will now own Picasso’s pastel Head of a Woman from the...
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Dec 19, 2022 · Three heirs of Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, based in New York and Germany, filed a lawsuit on December 13 in an Illinois district court against Sompo Holdings, an insurance company based...
