Felix Moscheles

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Portrait painted by Moscheles of the pacifist Hodgson Pratt, 1891

Felix Stone Moscheles (8 February 1833 - 22 December 1917) was an English painter, peace activist and advocate of Esperanto.

Born in London, Felix Moscheles was the son of the well-known pianist and music teacher Ignaz Moscheles and husband of the painter Margaret Moscheles. His godfather, after whom he was named, was Felix Mendelssohn. His paintings were exhibited in Paris, Antwerp and London.

In 1903 Felix Moscheles became the first president of the London Esperanto club. He was a pacifist and internationalist, and as such also served as president of the International Arbitration and Peace Association. He was involved in attempts to develop international dispute resolution protocols at the Hague.^[1]

Publications

Patriotism as an incentive to warfare. London: Wertheimer 1870
In Bohemia with Du Maurier. The first of a series of reminiscences. With 63 original drawings by G. Du Maurier, illustrating the artist's life in the fifties. London: T. F. Unwin, 1896
Fragments of an autobiography. London: James Nisbet 1899

Notes

↑ Sandi E. Cooper, Patriotic pacifism: waging war on war in Europe, 1815-1914, Oxford University Press, 1991, p.103

External links

Works by Felix Moscheles at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about Felix Moscheles in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 40183784 LCCN: n96117101 ISNI: 0000 0000 8222 8623 GND: 119233665 ULAN: 500027387

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Name	Moscheles, Felix
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Short description	British artist
Date of birth	8 February 1833
Place of birth
Date of death	22 December 1917
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