Markneukirchen School
Paul Max Otto
Markneukirchen, 1880–1945
Known as ‘Hamburger’. Apprenticed to F. Weller, A. Martin, worked for H. Guttler in Breslau, R. Heckel in Dresden, and Kessler in Berlin. Established independently in Markneukirchen from 1904. Fine work. Specialised in miniature ivory violins. — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
Paul Max Born 1880, died 1945 Markneukirchen. Known as ‘Hamburger’. Apprenticed to F. Weller, A. Martin, worked for H. Guttler in Breslau, R. Heckel in Dresden, and Kessler in Berlin. Established independently in Markneukirchen from 1904. Fine work. Specialised in miniature ivory violins.
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Pupils
Rudi Otto Pupil
Family
Rudi Otto Son
Working in Markneukirchen at the same time
Adolf (II) Paulus worked 1880
Adolf Beuthner worked 1895–1917
Adolf Fietz 1862–1922
Adolf Heinrich Pfretzschner b. 1869
Adolf jnr. Hoyer worked 1908
Adolf K.F.W.B Seidel 1868–1946
Adolf Louis Dorffel 1852–1916
Adolf Nurnberger 1852–1914