Ernst Philip Rosenkrantz

Biography

Ernst Philip Rosenkrantz was born on July 10, 1773, and served his apprenticeship with Heinrich Ludolf Mack of Dresden before starting on his own account in 1797. He gained a worldwide reputation for his instruments, doing especially a large export business to North America. His son Friedrich Wilhelm succeeded him after his death in 1828, and the firm maintained its reputation for high-grade instruments, enjoying, according to the author, an enviable position among the Dresden makers of the time of writing. The text credits Rosenkrantz personally with establishing the export-oriented reputation that his firm continued to build on for generations afterward, making him one of several Dresden-area founders singled out for individual biographical notice in this closing section of the chapter.

Highlights

• Apprenticed under Heinrich Ludolf Mack of Dresden and started his own firm in 1797
• Gained a worldwide reputation, with a large export business to North America
• Died in 1828 and was succeeded by his son Friedrich Wilhelm

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911).

Public domain.