About Gustav von Epstein
Lived 1827 – 1879 (aged 51–52). Gustav von Epstein was a banker and entrepreneur.
Gustav Ritter von Epstein (10 April 1828 – 23 September 1879) was an Austrian industrialist and banker who commissioned the Palais Epstein.
Biography Epstein was born on 10 April 1828 in Prague. He was the fourth child of Leopold Epstein, who was the director of the National Bank at the time, Most of Gustav's fortune was destroyed in the Panic of 1873, partially due to Adolf Taussig, who had speculated with Epstein's money before committing suicide later that year. In response, Epstein sold his villa to Archduke Rainer Ferdinand a few months later. Epstein died in 1879 in Vienna.
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Who was Gustav von Epstein?
Austrian banker
When was Gustav von Epstein born?
Gustav von Epstein was born in 1827 in Prague.
When did Gustav von Epstein die?
Gustav von Epstein died on 23 September 1879 in Vienna.
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Gustav von Epstein was a banker and entrepreneur.
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