Max is the surname of:
The Max family of artists
NB: two members of this family were
knighted
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the Christian denomination, church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood ...
(''Ritter'' is German for "knight"), both by
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria: Emanuel Max in 1876 as ''Ritter von Wachstein'' and Gabriel Max in 1900 as ''Ritter von Max'', hence their more complicated surnames.
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Emanuel Max von Wachstein (1810–1901), German-Czech sculptor, brother of Josef, and uncle of Gabriel
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Gabriel von Max
Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (23 August 1840 – 24 November 1915) was a Prague-born Austrian painter.
Biography
He was born Gabriel Cornelius Max, the son of the sculptor Josef Max and Anna Schumann. He studied between 1855 and 1858 ...
(1840–1915), Austrian painter, son of Josef, and nephew of Emanuel
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Josef Max (1804–1855), German-Czech sculptor, brother of Emanuel, and father of Gabriel
Others
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Adolphe Max (1869–1939), Belgian politician
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Édouard de Max (1869-1924), Romanian-French stage actor and son of
Emil Max
Emil Max (1834–1894) was a Romanian physician.
Born into a Jewish family in Botoșani, his father Iosif was an experienced accoucheur, with an 1832 degree from Pest University. Emil obtained a doctorate from Vienna University in 1858. Movin ...
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Emil Max
Emil Max (1834–1894) was a Romanian physician.
Born into a Jewish family in Botoșani, his father Iosif was an experienced accoucheur, with an 1832 degree from Pest University. Emil obtained a doctorate from Vienna University in 1858. Movin ...
(1834-1894), Romanian physician
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Martin Max (born 1968), German footballer
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Peter Max (born 1937), American artist
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Philipp Max
Philipp Martin Max (; born 30 September 1993) is a German footballer who plays as a left back for club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team.
Club career Schalke 04
Max joined Schalke 04 in 2010 from Bayern Munich. He made his Bunde ...
(born 1993), German football and son of
Martin Max
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Tucker Max (born 1975), American author
Fictional characters
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Montana Max
The ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' animated television series features an extensive cast of characters. The show's central characters are mostly various forms of anthropomorphic animals, based on Looney Tunes characters from earlier films and show ...
, from the animated TV series ''Tiny Toon Adventures''
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