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Henry E. Steinway
Henry E. Steinway | |
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 Henry E. Steinway. This studio photo was taken by Mathew Brady, a noted Civil War-era photographer. | |
| Born | Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg February 22, 1797 Wolfshagen im Harz,[1] Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire (now Langelsheim, Lower Saxony, Germany) |
| Died | February 7, 1871 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Piano manufacturer |
| Known for | Founding the piano company Steinway & Sons |
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Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, anglicized name Henry Engelhard Steinway, (February 22, 1797 – February 7, 1871)[2] was a German-American piano maker who made pianos in both Germany and the United States.[3] He was the founder of the piano company Steinway & Sons.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Henry Engelhard Steinway at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
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