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Edwin Bechstein
Born1859 (1859)[1]
German Confederation
Died15 September 1934(1934-09-15) (aged 74–75)
Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Nazi Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Piano maker, businessman
Known forFinancial supporter of Adolf Hitler
SpouseHelene Bechstein
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Edwin Bechstein (1859 – 15 September 1934) was a German piano maker and businessman and early supporter of Adolf Hitler. He was the son of Carl Bechstein and was the owner of the C. Bechstein piano company from 1900 to 1923 when it became a limited company. A later restructuring in 1934 put his wife Helene Bechstein as majority shareholder. He died on 15 September 1934 and received a state funeral attended by Hitler and other Nazi Party officials.

  1. ^ D'Almedia, Fabrice (2008). High Society in the Third Reich. Polity. p. 18. ISBN 9780745643113.

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