Friedrich Fritz Lohr (1859-1924)

 

Friedrich Fritz Lohr (1859-1924).

• Profession: Archaeologist, philosopher, private teacher.
• Residences: Vienna,
• Relation to Mahler: Lifelong friend, Pernerstorfer Circle (member). A close friend of the Mahler family since their days at the University of Vienna (Dr-Karl-Lueger-Ring), Lohr worked as a private teacher in Vienna, where his pupils included Otto Mahler (1873-1895) and Emma Marie Eleanor Rose-Mahler (1875-1933). He became the secretary of the Vienna Archaeological Institute in 1898.
• Correspondence with Mahler: Yes.
  • To Fridrich Lohr (1859-1924):
    • 00-00-1895, Year 1895
  • To Ernestine Lohr (1863-1942): Friend of the Mahlers. Sister of Friedrich Fritz Lohr (1859-1924).
    • Between 09-04-1892 and 13-04-1892, Year 1892.
    • 16-04-1892, Year 1892.
    • 26-04-1896, Year 1893. 
  • To Bertha Lohr (1867-1933):
    • Early 1890s,  Year 1890.
    • February? Year 1893.

• Born: 00-00-1859. Born Lowi. Name change 26-01-1887.
• Married: 00-00-1887 to (Uda) Ludovica Lohr (1854-1936), née Czilchert.
• Address: 1890-1890 Italy.
• Address: 1884-1884 House Gustav Mahler Perchtoldsdorf – Marktplatz No. 8 (1).
• Address: 1887-1887 House Gustav Mahler Perchtoldsdorf – Marktplatz No. 8 (2).
• Address: 1889-1889 Vienna, VII, Breitegasse No. 4 (now: Schweigerhofergasse 4-6). Otto Mahler (1873-1895) also lived here.
• Address: 1890-1902 House Gustav Mahler Vienna – Breitegasse No. 4.
• Address: 1891-1894 Vienna, VI, Gumpendorferstrasse No. 54 (now: No. 48 or No. 50).
• Address: 1894-1924 Vienna, IX, Grunentorgasse No. 14, 3th floor. His last house.
• Died: 00-00-1924.
• Buried: 00-00-0000.

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• Also: Löhr, Löwi, Löwy, Loehr.
• Nickname: Fritz.

The frienship between Mahler and Lohr started in the year 1883. In 1884-1889 Mahler showed Lohr around in the Jihlava surroundings. They were fellow students at the Vienna University. Lohr took care of  Otto Mahler and Emma Mahler and also educated them. In 1898 Lohr became  secretary of the new Vienna Archaeological Institute.

Although Mahler and Bauer-Lechner knew each other in passing during their conservatory days, it seems fitting that their relationship began to blossom in 1888 under “familial” circumstances when they met again at the Vienna home of Mahler’s longtime friend Friedrich (“Fritz”) Lohr.

Fritz and his wife Uda were so much a part of Mahlers extended family that he depended upon them to help look after his younger siblings after the death of their parents the following year (1889). During the Lohrs’ gathering in 1888, Mahler, in an expansive mood, had invited everyone to visit him in Budapest, where he had just assumed the directorship of the Opera.

16-04-1892, Year 1892. Letter sent by Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) to Ernestine Lohr (sister of Friedrich Fritz Lohr (1859-1924)). Letter is in English; at the time, Mahler was taking English lessons in preparation for his conducting engagement in London, June to July Year 1892.

16-04-1892, Year 1892. Letter sent by Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) to Ernestine Lohr (sister of Friedrich Fritz Lohr (1859-1924)). Letter is in English; at the time, Mahler was taking English lessons in preparation for his conducting engagement in London, June to July Year 1892.

Lohr family (Lowi/Lowy)

The Mahlers were close to the entire Lohr family.

Parents

1. Hermann (Papa Lowy) Lowi (1827-1913), father of Friedrich Fritz Lohr (1859-1924), Louise, Ernestine, Bertha and Margarethe. Also of another son, John Leo (1856-1883). Lowi was a tradesman and a businessman in Vienna. Between 1887 and 1901, all of his surviving children changed their surnames to Lohr. Married to:
2. Anna Bunzl (1831-1885). 

Children (1 son and 4 daughters)

1. Friedrich Fritz Lohr (1859-1924), (born Lowi; name change 26-01-1887), archaeologist an philologist. Married in 1887 to Ludovica (Uda) Lohr (1854-1936), née Czilchert. See above.
2. Louise Lohr (1862-1938), (born Lowi; name change 18-02-1895), painter.
3. Ernestine Lohr (1863-1942?), (born Lowi; name change 15-06-1892). She was a particularly close friend of Justine (Ernestine) Rose-Mahler (1868-1938). On 10-07-1942, she was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp (Terezín), Czech Republic
4. Bertha Lohr (1867-1933), (born Lowi; name change 18-02-1895). She studied piano with Hans Rott (1858-1884) and Gustav Mahler. Later owned a paper shop.
5. Margarethe (Gretel) Lohr (1878-1934), (born Lowi; name change 30-09-1901). 

Year 1895. Letter by Gustav Mahler to Friedrich Fritz Lohr (1859-1924). Steinbach am Attersee.

L[ieber] Fr[itz]! Leider kann ich nicht zu dir kommen – ich muss \ schon morgen fort. – Der Sommer brachte mir\ die III. [Sinfonie in 1895] – wahrscheinlich das Reifste und Eigen- \ artigste, was ich bisher gemacht. \ Den Titel sende ich auf einer 2. Corresp(ondenz) karte\ Es ist mir daran gelegen, zu wissen welchen ungefehren (?) \ Eindruck das Lesen des bloßen \ Titels macht. – resp(ektive) ob es mir gelungen \ den Leser auf die Straße zu setzen, auf der ich mit ihm\ reisen will . Bitte schreibe/schicke (?) mir sogleich _ _ \ _ _ nach Hamburg, Bismarckstr. 86 herzlich \ dein G[ustav].

Mahler is telling Löhn about his newest compostion: the third symphony. And he is asking him if the title sounds like he intended it to do.