Eduard Ferdinand Rachals
German
head of Rachals firm
Biography
Eduard Ferdinand Rachals succeeded his father, Mathias Ferdinand Rachals, upon the latter's death in 1866, and continued to spread the fame of the family firm in Hamburg. The text's account of his birth is cut off at a page break ("Born at Hamburg, May..."), so no complete birth date is available. A portrait captioned "Edward Ferdinand Rachals" accompanies the text.
Highlights
- Succeeded his father Mathias Ferdinand Rachals in 1866 and continued to spread the fame of the firm
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), pp. 232, 234.
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