Joseph Porges von Portheim
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Joseph Porges, Edler
von Portheim (1817, Prague
– September 3, 1904, Prague) was a Czech
-Austrian
manufacturer and art patron; son of Moses Porges von Portheim
.
On completing his studies at the gymnasium
he entered his father's cotton mill
s; there he occupied various positions until 1873, when the business was converted into a stock company
, of whose board of directors he was president for several years. His leisure time was devoted to literature and music, and he was well known as a violoncello virtuoso
. Porges founded the Prague Kammermusikvereins, and was also interested in the Deutsches Theater
of that city. His philanthropy was extensive, the Josefstädter Kinderbewahranstalt, founded by his father, being an especial object of his benevolence.
Edler
Edler was until 1919 the lowest title of nobility in Austria-Hungary and Germany, just beneath a Ritter, but above nobles without title who used only the preposition von before their surname. It was mostly given to civil servants and military officers, as well as those upon whom the second rank of...
von Portheim (1817, Prague
Prague
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– September 3, 1904, Prague) was a Czech
Czech people
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-Austrian
Austrians
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manufacturer and art patron; son of Moses Porges von Portheim
Moses Porges von Portheim
Moses Porges, Edler von Portheim, or Moses Porges von Portheim was a Czech-Austrian industrialist and vice-burgomaster of Prague-Smichow; knight of the Order of Francis Joseph....
.
On completing his studies at the gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
he entered his father's cotton mill
Cotton mill
A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution....
s; there he occupied various positions until 1873, when the business was converted into a stock company
Stock company
Stock company can refer to:*Joint stock company *Stock company - referring to a group of actors...
, of whose board of directors he was president for several years. His leisure time was devoted to literature and music, and he was well known as a violoncello virtuoso
Virtuoso
A virtuoso is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in the fine arts, at singing or playing a musical instrument. The plural form is either virtuosi or the Anglicisation, virtuosos, and the feminine form sometimes used is virtuosa...
. Porges founded the Prague Kammermusikvereins, and was also interested in the Deutsches Theater
Deutsches Theater
The Deutsches Theater in Berlin is a well-known German theatre. It was built in 1850 as Friedrich-Wilhelm-Städtisches Theater, after Frederick William IV of Prussia. Located on Schumann Street , the Deutsches Theater consists of two adjoining stages that share a common, classical facade...
of that city. His philanthropy was extensive, the Josefstädter Kinderbewahranstalt, founded by his father, being an especial object of his benevolence.