Ludwig Bösendorfer

He attended the Vienna Polytechnic Institute, and then worked in his father's company, taking it over in 1859.

[1] In 1870 the factory moved to Graf Starhemberggasse in Wieden, Vienna, and the sales rooms moved to Palais Liechtenstein, Herrengasse [de], in the Innere Stadt, where in 1872 a concert hall, Bösendorfer-Saal, was opened.

[1] Famous musicians gave concerts and recitals there, which contributed to the success of the business.

He was known to composers including Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and Anton Bruckner.

He took part in the 1862 International Exhibition in London, the 1873 Vienna World's Fair and the 1900 Paris Exposition.