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Abraham Ernst Mendelssohn Bartholdy (born Abraham Mendelssohn; 10 December 1776 – 19 November 1835) was a German Jewish banker and philanthropist. He was the father of Fanny Mendelssohn , Felix Mendelssohn , Rebecka Mendelssohn , and Paul Mendelssohn.
Apr 26, 2022 · Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy (born Abraham Mendelssohn) (Berlin, 10 December 1776 – 19 November 1835 in Berlin) was a German Jewish banker and philanthropist. He was the son of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and the father of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn.
- Berlin
- December 10, 1776
- Felicia Pauline Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy
- November 19, 1835
Cover of If with all your hearts by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Boston: E. H. Wade, [n.d.]). Performing Arts Reading Room, Library of Congress. Felix Mendelssohn was born into a family of means and privilege. His intellect and aptitude for music were apparent at an early age; by the age of fourteen he had already demonstrated an astonishing facility for musical composition, composing over one ...
Henriette (Maria) Mendelssohn (1775–1831) Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1776–1835), banker, married Lea Salomon, granddaughter of Daniel Itzig; 4 children. Fanny Mendelssohn (1805–1847) composer, married Wilhelm Hensel (1794–1861) Sebastian Ludwig Felix Hensel (1830–1898) married Julie von Adelson.
Jun 29, 2024 · In full: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Born: February 3, 1809, Hamburg [Germany] Died: November 4, 1847, Leipzig (aged 38) Notable Works: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. “Briefe über die Empfindungen”.
- Edward Lockspeiser
Hamburg, Germany, 1809; d. Leipzig, Germany, 1847) was the son of banker Abraham Mendelssohn and the grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. His Jewish family became Christian and took the Bartholdy name (name of the estate of Mendelssohn's uncle) when baptized into the Lutheran church.
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Apr 5, 2012 · In conjunction with his brother, Abraham, he founded the banking-house of Mendelssohn — Company at Berlin, still flourishing under the management of the sons of the original founders, the brothers and cousins of Felix, the subject of this memoir.
