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Otto, Hermann

St. Petersburg · b. 1859, d. 1884

Historical maker

Named in 6 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 69, scan 77.
Otto, Hermann, son of Ludwig Otto; b. March 9, 1859, Cologne; d. Sept. 20, 1884, St. Petersburg. Worked with his father in St. Petersburg.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 69, scan 79. Held as more than one scan.
Otto, Hermann, son of Ludwig Otto: b. March 9, 1859, Cologne; d. Sept. 20, 1884, St. Petersburg. Worked with his father in St. Petersburg.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 69, scan 79. Held as more than one scan.
Otto, Hermann, son of Ludwig Otto; b. March 9, 1859, Cologne; d. Sept. 20, 1884, St. Petersburg. Worked with his father in St. Petersburg.
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 38, scan 60. Held as more than one scan.
OTTO, HERMANN, St. Petersburg, b. Holn, 1859, d. St. Petersburg, 1884.
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 264, scan 288.
OTTO, Hermann, son of Ludwig Otto, 1859-84. Cologne, St Petersburg.
The violin, Hart, George. London, Dulau and co. [etc.], 1884. Page 258, scan 334.
Otto, Hermann, St. Petersburg, son of Ludwig, now living.
the violin its famous makers and their imitators, 1909. Page 268, scan 332. Held as more than one scan.
Otto, Hermann, St. Petersburg, son of Ludwig. Died 1884.
  • 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

23 other St. Petersburg makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:

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