Julius Bauer

Biography

Julius Bauer is identified as the founder of the piano factory in Chicago that bore his name, Julius Bauer and Company. The text's information about him comes entirely through the introduction of his son, William Max Bauer, who is described as entering his apprenticeship in "the piano factory founded by his father." No further biographical detail about Julius Bauer himself is given in this portion of the text. Julius Bauer founded Julius Bauer & Company in 1857, a firm noted among the pioneers of the western piano trade for producing high-grade pianos of merit. He died in 1884, after which management of the business passed to his son, William M. Bauer.

Highlights

• Founded Julius Bauer & Company in 1857
• Firm maintained a reputation for high-grade pianos; management passed to his son William M. Bauer after his death in 1884
• Founded the Chicago piano factory that became Julius Bauer and Company
• Father of William Max Bauer, who apprenticed in his factory

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911); Vol. II (1913), p. 36.

Public domain.