{geni:about_me} Emil changed his name to Karpeles-Schenker on Aug 13, 1920 (per ''Wer Einmal War'', p. 1355). He was Seniorchef der Firma Schenker & Co. and had been made heir to the firm's owner, Gottfried Schenker (b. 14 February 1842 in Däniken, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, d. 26 November 1901 in Vienna; he is not yet in GENI)*. Gottfried Schenker had previously adopted another man connected with his firm (after Schenker's own son, Eduard, died in 1892 at age 20; see at http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/23/SCHENKER-RHENUS-AG.html). That first adoptee was Auguste Schenker-Angerer (1866-1914); his death notice appeared in ''Neue Freie Presse'' on [http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?apm=0&a...;seite=28&zoom=2 Nov. 15, 1914].


Emil married Helene Stiassni in Brno (Mahren) on March 25, 1900 (''WEW''). They were art-collectors whose possessions were among those retained by the Nazis; this is documented in ''Was einmal war: Handbuch der enteigneten Kunstammlungen Wiens'' by Sophie Lillie (Wien, 2003; OCLC #794657485; ISBN #3707600491).

In Zentralfriedhof Cemetery, Wien:

* Karpeles Emma 71 Year(s) bur 01/05/1911 ZENTRALFRIEDHOF I. TOR 6 1 5
* Karpeles Moriz 68 Year(s) bur 03/20/1903 ZENTRALFRIEDHOF I. TOR 6 1 5
* Karpeles-Schenker Emil 62 Year(s) bur 11/30/1931 12/01/1931 ZENTRALFRIEDHOF I. TOR 6 1 5

An engraving portraying Emil Karpeles-Schenker in (presumably) his study (1920/21) appears in the [http://www.lostart.de/Webs/DE/Datenbank/Einzelobje...D%26_anchor%3Did4406 lostart.de] database.

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Emil Karpeles-Schenker death notices appear

* in ''Neue Freie Presse'' Nov. 29, 1931: at http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?apm=0&a...;seite=26&zoom=2
* in ''Prager Tagblatt'' Dec. 1, 1931: http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?apm=0&a...p;seite=8&zoom=2

*Gottfried Schenker death notice appeared in ''Neue Freie Presse'' on [http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?apm=0&a...;seite=26&zoom=2 Nov. 27, 1901]. His firm, Schenker & Co., still exists: history is described on the websites of [http://www.schenker.at/log-at-en/start/company/history.html schenker.at]. and [http://www.deutschebahn.com/en/group/history/topics/schenker_geschichte/ DB Schenker].

See also [http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/23/SCHENKER-RHENUS-AG.html Business History for Schenker-Rhenus AG], which lists Schenker's original partners in the "freight forwarding" business -- Moritz Karpeles and [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Hirsch Moritz Hirsch]. "At the beginning of 1872 [Gottfried Schenker] was introduced to Moritz Karpeles and Moritz Hirsch, both in their 30s and owners of a freight forwarding company. They were impressed by Schenker's plans for expanding the international forwarding business into southeastern and western Europe and for moving into sea transport via Trieste and Fiume. The three decided to start a company together, and Schenker & Co. was founded on July 1, 1872, officially incorporated at the Austro-Hungarian Commercial Court in Vienna. The starting capital was 50,000 guilders; Karpeles and Hirsch each provided 20,000, and Schenker provided 10,000. Despite his smaller share in the business Schenker was to receive 50 percent of the profits."

Read more: http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/23/SC...G.html#ixzz2FGcL7Hmn

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From http://www.lostart.de/Content/051_ProvenienzRaubku...v2=5674&lv3=8840

Karpeles-Schenker, Emil (Nachlass)

Lebensdaten geb. 1869; gest. 28. November 1931 Beruf Speditionsunternehmer Angehörig Karpeles-Schenker (geb. Stiassny), Helene, gest. 1974 London
* Adresse Wien XIX., Kreindlgasse 6; Schindelsthal bei St. Veit an der Glan, Kärnten
* Firmensitz, -name, -gründung „Schenker & Co.“, Wien I., Hoher Markt 12 mit Filialen in Linz und Salzburg und Niederlassungen u.a. in Deutschland, Ungarn, Polen, Dänemark und Belgien
* Besitztümer U.a. Villa Karpeles-Schenker in Wien XIX., Kreindlgasse 6; Jagdvilla in Schindelsthal bei St. Veit an der Glan, Kärnten
* Schicksal Im Mai 1938 flüchtet Helene Karpeles-Schenker nach England.
* Sammlung Die Sammlung umfasste Gemälde u.a. aus dem 15.- 17. Jahrhundert, Kunsthandwerk.
* Enteignung 1938 Einzug der Villa Karpeles-Schenker sowie der Jagdvilla in Schindelsthal; im Juli 1938 Verwahrung einiger Stücke der Sammlung Karpeles-Schenker durch das Kunsthistorische Museum; 1941 Veräußerung des beschlagnahmten Übersiedlungsgutes durch die VUGESTA.
* Restitution Nach Kriegsende wurden die 1938 beschlagnahmten Gegenstände mehrheitlich an die Familie Karpeles-Schenker restituiert.
* Quelle Lillie, Sophie, ''Was einmal war'' – Handbuch der enteigneten Kunstsammlungen Wiens, Wien 2003, S. 557 ff.
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