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Order of Saint Michael
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Lothar von Faber
1817-01-01 – 1896-01-01
Life & Legacy
Johann Lothar Freiherr von Faber (born 12 June 1817 in Unterspitzgarten near Stein, Bavaria – 26 July 1896 in Stein) was a German industrialist.
He inherited the pencil company Faber-Castell (then called A.W. Faber) in 1839 after the death of his father, Georg Leonhard von Faber. Under his leadership, the company gained access to new sources of raw materials and expanded internationally.
Von Faber also played an important role in the introduction of trademark protection in Germany; his 1874 petition to the German Reichstag for such legislation contributed to the Act on Trade Mark Protection, passed the following year.
Lothar von Faber married Ottilie Richter in 1847. The couple had one child, Wilhelm, born in 1851.
Occupation & Career
entrepreneur, politician
Faith & Community
Lutheranism
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of Saint Michael; Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown; Order of the Crown; ennoblement; Legion of Honour; honorary citizen of Nuremberg
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
ennoblement · honorary citizen of Nuremberg · Legion of Honour · Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown · Order of Saint Michael · Order of the Crown
Church
Lutheranism
Verified Legacy Record
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Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown
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Order of the Crown
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ennoblement
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Legion of Honour
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honorary citizen of Nuremberg
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Faith Community
Lutheranism
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Family Child
Baron Wilhelm von Faber
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Family Father
Georg Leonhard Faber
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Family Mother
Sophie Kupfer
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Family Sibling
Johann Faber
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Family Sibling
John Eberhard Faber
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Family & Relationships
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q6231096 — wikidata View source
- Wikidata population candidate Q87510 — wikidata View source
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