Joseph von Henikstein

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Joseph von Henikstein (born in 1768 in Leimen, Galicia, died on April 29, 1838 in Vienna, Austria) was a Jewish businessman and financier. He was a patron of the arts, and a friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Henikstein was married to Elisabeth von Sonnenstein (born 1770, died 1823). His daughter Caroline was married to Joseph Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall, the well-known diplomat and translator of Oriental literature. His youngest son was Alfred von Henikstein.

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