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Henryk Grohman (1862–1939) was a Polish
Biography
of Ludwik and Henryk Grohman
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1862 births 1939 deaths Businesspeople from Łódź 19th-century Polish businesspeople Polish people of German descent {{Poland-business-bio-stub
Henryk Grohman (1862–1939) was a Polish industrialist
A business magnate, also known as a tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the ownership of multiple lines of enterprise. The term characteristically refers to a powerful entrepreneur or investor who controls, through perso ...
of German origin.
Biography
Born in Łódź, he was the son of Ludwik Grohman, who participated in the manufacturing of a cotton plant with his own father, Traugott Grohmann. Henryk Grohman built upon his father's legacy and enlarged the plant, which became a modern textile factory. Grohman studied in Great Britain andSwitzerland
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Patron of the arts
Henryk Grohman built a villa in 1892, designed byHilary Majewski
Hilary Majewski, (Polish pronunciation: , born 15 January 1838, Radom – died 21 July 1892, Łódź) was a Polish people, Polish architect, a representative of the 19th-century historicism (architecture), historicism. Between 1872–1892, he serve ...
, which became a centre of culture for Łódź. Music concerts took place in the villa, while artists such as writer Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish writer, novelist, journalist and Nobel Prize laureate. He is best remembered for his historical novels, especi ...
and composer Ignacy Paderewski were hosted there.
Grohman was an avid art collector, and items in his possession included a 1734 Guarneri violin and the Lauterbach Stradivarius
The ''Lauterbach Stradivarius'' of 1719 is an antique violin fabricated by Italy, Italian luthier, Antonio Stradivari of Cremona (1644–1737). The instrument derives its name from previous owner, German virtuoso, Johann Christoph Lauterbach.
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, which he often played himself.
His entire estate was bequeathed to the Polish state.
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Biography
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Grohman's Villa
1862 births 1939 deaths Businesspeople from Łódź 19th-century Polish businesspeople Polish people of German descent {{Poland-business-bio-stub