Karl Wittgenstein

Karl Wittgenstein
Karl Wittgenstein in his young years
Born	Karl Otto Clemens Wittgenstein (1847-04-08)8 April 1847 Gohlis, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	20 January 1913(1913-01-20) (aged 65) Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Nationality	Austrian
Occupation	Steel tycoon
Spouse	Leopoldine Maria Josefa Kalmus ​ ​ (m. 1873)​
Children	9, including Margaret, Paul, and Ludwig

Karl Otto Clemens Wittgenstein (8 April 1847 – 20 January 1913) was a German-born Austrian steel tycoon. A friend of Andrew Carnegie, with whom he was often compared, at the end of the 19th century he controlled an effective monopoly on steel and iron resources within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and had by the 1890s acquired one of the largest fortunes in the world.^[1] He was also the father of concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and of philanthropist Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein.