Karl Wittgenstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austro-Hungarian steel tycoon (1847–1913)
Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1847
Place of Birth: Gohlis, Leipzig District, Germany
Date of Death: 20-Jan-1913
Profession: engineer
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Karl Wittgenstein
- Karl Otto Clemens Wittgenstein (April 8, 1847 – January 20, 1913) was a German-born Austrian steel tycoon of Jewish origin.
- A friend of Andrew Carnegie, with whom he was often compared, at the end of the 19th century he controlled an effective monopoly on steel and iron resources within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and had by the 1890s acquired one of the largest fortunes in the world.
- He was also the father of concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and of philanthropist Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein.
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