Die Familie Mendelssohn 1729-1847 II. Teil - Hensel, Sebastian 1830-1898 (Berli Behr, 1882)
Sebastian Hensel, a great-grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and son of Fanny Mendelssohn, wrote this family chronicle in 1879. The Mendelssohn family is a German-Jewish family of scholars, bankers and artists. For many years, the descendants remained connected through the joint management of the Mendelssohn banking house. Numerous artists also descended from the family - among them the famous composer, pianist and organist Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
See 10G11 for the complete first edition and 08B24 for the first part in the second edition
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Keywords: Mendelssohn family; Jews; 19th Century (1801-1900); Composer; Biography; Diary; Correspondence; Germany