Karl Wittgenstein
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Karl Otto Clemens Wittgenstein was a German-born Austrian steel tycoon. A friend of Andrew Carnegie, to whom he is often compared, at the end of the 19th century he had an effective monopoly on steel
Karl Wittgenstein in his young years
The eleven sons and daughters of Hermann and Fanny Wittgenstein, Karl second from left
Karl's father, Hermann Wittgenstein 1802–1878
Profile portrait of Karl Wittgenstein, 1910
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austro-British philosopher who worked in logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.
Karl Wittgenstein
…Empire. By the 1890s he had acquired one of the largest fortunes in the world. He was the father of concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, and philanthropist Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein. Karl Wittgenstein's grandfather was Moses Meyer, an estate manager who came from Laasphe in the…
Wittgenstein in 1929
Palais Wittgenstein, the family home, around 1910
Ludwig, c. 1890s