Herman A. Flurscheim

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Herman A. Flurscheim
Born 1851
Flag of Germany Frankfurt
Died August 18, 1914
Flag of the United States Manhattan
Occupation Merchant
Spouse Bella Goldsmith (c1855-1910)
Children Mrs. Ansel Strauss, Mrs. Otto Loeb, Mrs. Harry Cowen, Bernard Flurscheim, and Harry Flurscheim

Herman A. Flurscheim (1851 – August 18, 1914) or Hermann Flürscheim was a pioneer dry goods merchant and art collector. He was one of the first merchants to move to Fifth Avenue. [1]

He was born in Frankfurt, Germany. He came to the USA in 1875 or earlier. [1] He had a brother, Michael Flürscheim. Herman worked for Stern Brothers until 1901 when he partnered with Franklin Simon in Franklin Simon & Co. Herman's children include: Harry D. Flurscheim; Estelle Flurscheim, who married Otto Loeb; Agnes E. Flurscheim, and Helen I. Flurscheim, who married Ansel Straus. He died on August 18, 1914 and his estate was worth over $1M. [2] [3] [4]

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  1. ^ a b "H.A. Flurscheim Dies.", New York Times, August 20, 1914. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. "Pioneer Dry Goods Merchant and Art Collector Was 63 Years Old. Flurscheim wed Miss Bella Goldsmith, of this city, in 1876. She died four years ago leaving five children who now survive him. They are Mrs. Ansel Strauss, Mrs. Otto Loeb, Mrs. Harry Cowen and Bernard and Harry Flurscheim." 
  2. ^ "Founder Franklin Simon, no kin to Simple Simon, has little doubt that his Greenwich venture will succeed.", Time (magazine), Monday, April 4, 1932. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. "Founder Franklin Simon, no kin to Simple Simon, has little doubt that his Greenwich venture will succeed. He well remembers his early success in penetrating a residential district. In 1903 he opened a store at Fifth Avenue & 37th Street, next to a Presbyterian church. First year it lost $40,000, second year $28,000. Third year the net profit was $84,000. Success was chiefly due to women's clothes imported from France. Franklin Simon, son of a cigarmaker, had learned the clothing business from Stern Brothers. On buying trips abroad he had been impressed by French styles. Until 1914 he was in partnership with a Frenchman [sic] named Herman A. Flurscheim, who supplied the store with styles from London, Paris, Vienna. France made Franklin Simon a chevalier of the Legion of Honor for having done more than any other person to put U. S. women into French clothes." 
  3. ^ "Herman A. Flurscheim", New York Times, August 19, 1914, Wednesday. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. "Flurscheim on August 18 at his residence at 131 West 77th Street, after a long illness in his 63rd year." 
  4. ^ "Keeps Firm Alive with his Will", New York Times, September 25, 1914, Friday. Retrieved on 2007-06-18. "Herman A. Flurscheim Leaves Residuary Estate of $1,000,000. Children are the Heirs. Estate to Continue In Franklin Simon & Co. Bequest of $50,000 to Mme. De Lyteuil. The will of Herman A. Flurscheim, who held a half interest in the co-partnership of Franklin Simon Co., importers on Fifth Avenue, when he died on August 18, was filed for probate yesterday. The residuary estate, estimated at more than $1,000,000, is left to the five children and a granddaughter, Madeline Lindauer." 
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