Lehmann Bernheimer

Lehmann Bernheimer
Born	27 December 1841
Died	29 May 1918
Nationality	German
Occupation	art dealer
Known for	Bernheimer-Haus
Children	Otto Bernheimer
Parent(s)	Meier Bernheimer Sarah Kahn
Relatives	Konrad Bernheimer (great grandson)

Lehmann Bernheimer (27 December 1841 - 29 May 1918) was a German antique dealer, who built the Bernheimer-Haus in Munich.

He was born on 27 December 1841 in Buttenhausen in Münsingen, Württemberg, the third child of Meier Bernheimer (1801-1870) and his wife Sarah, née Kahn (1803-1881).

In 1887, Bernheimer bought a small coffee house and beer garden, owned and run by an Englishman, and called the English Café. In its place was built the Bernheimer-Haus, which was opened in December 1889 by Prince Regent Luitpold. Initially the focus was on high-quality textiles, with the manufacture of luxury goods being slowly added. After a fire in 1897, the building was extended and antiques, tapestries and carpets were added. On his death in 1918, his son, Otto Bernheimer took over.

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