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42:(1876-1960), came to Cologne from East Prussia. In 1894 he founded a company near Porz to produce insulating material (mica, monazite and feldspar) for the emerging electrical and motor industries. The company flourished, and in 1910 was transformed into a family corporation, Meirowsky AG, in which Max's brother Emil also participated.
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49:, in a house constructed by architect Ludwig Bopp in 1910-11. In 1917 Meirowsky anonymously donated 1.2 million gold marks to the city of Cologne, in the hope of advancing research into improving children's nutrition, however the mayor
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Sonderbund International Art Exhibition in Cologne In 1929, Meirowsky contributed art works to another exhibition organized by
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Some of the paintings that were once in Max
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Hall in the house of Max
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