Carl Ludwig Pinschof (14 April 1855 – 19 May 1926) was an

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, businessman and

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, who later took Australian citizenship.

Life

Born in Vienna, Pinschof was the son of a banker and studied economics at

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. After his studies he worked as drugstore manager and served as a soldier with the

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. Later he worked as a banker in Vienna. Tom-Roberts-Elizabeh-and-Carmen-Pinschof

In 1879 Pinschof was appointed honorary secretary to the Austrian commission of the

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. In 1883 he married the opera singer

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and settled with her in Australia. Pinschof was appointed honorary consul for Austria-Hungary in Victoria in 1885. He and his wife became known in Melbourne as patrons of the arts and music. They put on art collections in their buildings and promoted the art movements of the time, such as the Impressionist

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. Among the artists were the painters

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, Carl Kahler, Ambrose Patterson and the sculptor

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. From the 1890s, Pinschof became known as an author and lecturer in the wake of the Australian economic depression, which was accompanied by the collapse of several banks and strikes: 1890 Australian maritime dispute,

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and the

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. He called for economic reforms such as setting up an Australian

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. He advocated not just partial, but full payment on stock purchases and long-term granting of farm loans. He also called for higher education courses in business and public administration to be set up. In 1900, Pinschof was appointed director of

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newspaper publishing company. He also supported Tom Roberts with his work on The Big Picture.Andrew Montana: ''The Pinschofs as patrons at home: Belmont, Studley Hall and Hohe Warte''
paragraph ''In the ‘Big Picture’ and Studley Hall'', page 80. La Trobe Journal No. 97, March 2016, online on the website of the

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. In 1904 he held the post of director of Carlton Brewery Ltd and merged it with five other Melbourne breweries to form

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in 1907. In 1908 he sold his brewery and resigned as consul. In 1909 Pinschof took Australian citizenship. He died in

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on a trip to Europe in 1926 and was buried in Melbourne's

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References

External links

Andrew Montana: ''The Pinschofs as patrons at home: Belmont, Studley Hall and Hohe Warte''
on the Website of the

Painting ''Mr Carl Pinschof''.
by Ambrose Patterson on the Website of the

Art Gallery of New South Wales The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most importa ...

Carl Ludwig Pinschof.
Family tree on

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including a photo by Johnstone, O'Shannessy and Co {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinschof, Carl 1855 births 1926 deaths Leipzig University alumni People from Austria-Hungary Diplomats from Vienna Honorary consuls 19th-century Austrian businesspeople Australian economists Immigrants to former British colonies and protectorates in Oceania People from the Colony of Victoria