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Otto, Ludwig

Cologne · b. 1821, d. 1887

Historical maker

Named in 6 books.

What the books printed

Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 264, scan 288.
OTTO, Ludwig, son of Georg August Gottfried Otto; b. 1821, Jena; 1887, St Petersburg, Cologne, St Petersburg. He exhibited three violins, a viola, violoncello, and double-bass, in London, 1862. They were all well made, and were moderately priced.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 69, scan 77.
Otto, Ludwig, son of Georg August Gottfried Otto; b. Sept. 16, 1821, Jena; d. Feb. 9, 1887, St. Petersburg. First worked in Cologne, …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 69, scan 79. Held as more than one scan.
Otto, Ludwig, son of Georg August Gottfried Otto; b. Sept. 16, 1821, Jena; d. Feb. 9, 1887, St. Petersburg. First worked in Cologne, …
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 38, scan 60. Held as more than one scan.
OTTO, LUDWIG, Erfurt, Koln, St. Petersburg, b. Jena, 1821, d. St. Petersburg, 1887.
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The violin, Hart, George. London, Dulau and co. [etc.], 1884. Page 258, scan 334.
Otto, Ludwig, St. Petersburg, son of Georg August, now living. Born at Cologne.
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the violin its famous makers and their imitators, 1909. Page 268, scan 332. Held as more than one scan.
Otto, Ludwig, St. Petersburg, son of Georg August. Born at Cologne; died 1887.
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  • Entries from 6 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 40 more Otto pages under O.

Same town, same time

9 other Cologne makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:

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