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Holzmaister, L. V., 1849-1923

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Personal name headingHolzmaister, L. V., 1849-1923
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Variant(s)Holzmaister, Lewis Vincent, 1849-1923
Holzmaister, Louis V., 1849-1923
Holzmaister, Ludwig Vincenz, 1849-1923
Associated countryAustria. Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung
United States
Birth date1849-07-31
Death date1923-02-16
Place of birthMoravská Třebová (Czech Republic)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
Profession or occupationBusinessmen Merchants Benefactors
Found inMartínková, Jana. In the shadow of a pyramid, 2015: title page (L.V. Holzmaister) page 9 (born 31 July 1849 in Moravská Třebová; birth name: Ludwig Anton Artur Holzmaister; lived and worked in Austria, ca. 1856-1870; came to the United States and obtained U.S. citizenship in 1870; changed name to Ludwig Vincenz Holzmaister; also known as L.V. Holzmaister; Louis V. Holzmaister; Louis Vincent Holzmaister, Lewis Vincent Holzmaister, and Ludwig Viktor Holzmaster; worked as a glove importer; established importing company L. V. Holzmaister & Co. in 1896) page 10 (undertook a long journey around the world in the early years of the 20th century, donating many artifacts to the museum in his home town at Moravská Třebová and financing a new museum building there) page 14 (died in New York city on 16 February 1923; buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx)