Arthur von Weinberg (11 August 1860, in

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on it ...

– 20 March 1943, in the

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) was a German chemist and industrialist. He was a co-owner of

Cassella Cassella AG, formerly Leopold Cassella & Co. and Cassella Farbwerke Mainkur AG, commonly known as Cassella, was a German chemical and pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. Founded in 1798 in the Frankfurt Jewish Alley by ...

and later a co-founder, co-owner and member of the supervisory board and the administrative board of

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. He was also a prominent philanthropist in Frankfurt. He founded the Arthur von Weinberg Foundation in 1909, was director of the

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and was a co-founder of the

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in 1914. A member of a prominent Jewish-origined family of industrialists, he was a grandson of

Ludwig Aaron Gans Ludwig Aaron Gans (born 17 July 1794 in Celle, died 27 June 1871 in Frankfurt) (also spelled ''Ludwig Ahron Gans'') was a German industrialist and owner of the company Cassella. Biography Ludwig Aaron Gans was the son of Jewish parents Philipp ...

. In 1908 Arthur Weinberg and his brother

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were

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by Emperor William II, and he received numerous other honours in Germany. In 1909 he married the Dutch widow Willemine Huygens. During the

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, Weinberg was forced out of his offices and for a time lived with his adopted daughters Marie and Charlotte, Countess Spreti in Bavaria. In 1942 he was arrested, and he died following a cholecystectomy in the

at the age of 82. His ashes were scattered in the

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river.Ernst Mack: ''Die Frankfurter Familie von Weinberg. Im Zeichen der Kornblumenblüten.'' Henrich, Frankfurt am Main 2000, .

Honours

* Raised to the hereditary

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by Emperor William II (1908) * Privy Councillor (1913) *

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(Dr. med. h.c.) and honorary senator of the

* Honorary doctorate (Dr.-Ing. E.h.) of the

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* Honorary doctorate (Dr.-Ing. h.c.) of the

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* Honorary citizen of

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* Honorary citizen of

(1930) * Honorary Plaque of Frankfurt am Main in Silver * Goethe Medal for Art and Science * Grand Cross of the

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* Medaglie ai Benemeriti della salute pubblica * Honorary President of the

* Fellow of the

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2nd and 1st class *

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4th class with crown and swords *

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(Frontkämpferkreuz) *

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4th class * Order of St. Michael (Bavaria) 4th class * Honorary member of the

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* Prince-Regent Luitpold Medal The Arthur von Weinberg Bridge between

and Offenbach-Bürgel, the Arthur von Weinberg Street in Frankfurt-Kalbach-Riedberg and the Arthur von Weinberg Park in Frankfurt-Niederrad are named in his honour.

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