Julius Meinl I (10 April 1824 – 24 December 1914) was an Austrian businessman and the founder of Julius Meinl AG, commonly known as Julius Meinl. Meinl was born in Graslitz (

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. He based his

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company in

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, Austria (then

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). He died in Vienna at age 90.

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