Lehmann Bernheimer

Lehmann Bernheimer
Born 27 December 1841
Died 29 May 1918
Nationality German
Occupation art dealer
Known for Bernheimer-Haus
Children Otto Bernheimer
Parent(s) Meier Bernheimer
Sarah Kahn
Relatives Konrad Bernheimer (great grandson)
Bernheimer-Haus (before 1895)

Lehmann Bernheimer (27 December 1841 - 29 May 1918) was a German antique dealer, who built the Bernheimer-Haus in Munich.

He was born on 27 December 1841 in Buttenhausen in Münsingen, Württemberg, the third child of Meier Bernheimer (1801-1870) and his wife Sarah, née Kahn (1803-1881).

In 1887, Bernheimer bought a small coffee house and beer garden, owned and run by an Englishman, and called the English Café. In its place was built the Bernheimer-Haus, which was opened in December 1889 by Prince Regent Luitpold.[1] Initially the focus was on high-quality textiles, with the manufacture of luxury goods being slowly added. After a fire in 1897, the building was extended and antiques, tapestries and carpets were added. On his death in 1918, his son, Otto Bernheimer took over.

References

  1. ↑ Bauer, Richard; Brenner, Michael Brenner (2006). Jüdisches München (in German). C.H. Beck. p. 129. ISBN 978-3-406-54979-3.
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