Rosenthal, Ludwig
Owner Id3759
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1840 - 1928
Other InformationBookseller. For full details of his life and work, see Die Rosenthals: Der Aufstieg einer jüdischen Antiquarsfamilie zu Weltruhm (Wien-Köln-Weimar: Böhlau Verlag, 2002).
Bod-inc: bookseller, 16 Hildegardstrasse, Munich; in 1937 the firm moved to the Netherlands; see Max Ziegert, `Ludwig Rosenthal, der Gründer von Ludwig Rosenthal's Antiquariat in München', Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel, 90 (1923), 447-50; Rosenthal, `Cartel'
Variant NamesLudwig Rosenthal's Antiquariat
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Activity
Start (year)1859
End (year)1867
MARC Area Codee-gx
Note on the geographic regionActive in Fellheim from 1859 to 1867; first catalogue issued 1864.
PlaceFellheim (Geonames Id: 2927249)
Profession / Type of InstitutionBooktrade
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
Activity
Start (year)1867
End (year)1874
NoteSole proprietor of Ludwig Rosenthal's Antiquariat in München.
MARC Area Codee-gx
PlaceMünchen (Geonames Id: 2867714)
Profession / Type of InstitutionBooktrade
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
Activity
Start (year)1874
End (year)1895
NoteIn partnership with his brothers Nathan and Jacques (Jakob), but the name remained Ludwig Rosenthal's Antiquariat.
MARC Area Codee-gx
PlaceMünchen (Geonames Id: 2867714)
Profession / Type of InstitutionBooktrade
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
Activity
Start (year)1895
End (year)1905
NoteAgain the sole proprietor, after amicable dissolution of the partnership.
MARC Area Codee-gx
PlaceMünchen (Geonames Id: 2867714)
Profession / Type of InstitutionBooktrade
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
Activity
Start (year)1905
End (year)1923
NoteIn partnership with his three sons (Abraham/Adolf, Nathan/Norbert, and Heinrich).
MARC Area Codee-gx
PlaceMünchen (Geonames Id: 2867714)
Profession / Type of InstitutionBooktrade
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
Activity
Start (year)1923
End (year)1928
NoteRosenthal retired from active management in 1923, but continued to be involved with the firm until his death. His son Nathan (Norbert) managed the firm during this time, and after Ludwig's death. The other two sons developed their own firms, Heinrich in Switzerland from 1931.
MARC Area Codee-gx
Profession / Type of InstitutionBooktrade
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
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