1. Sir Max Leonard Waechter was a businessman, art collector, philanthropist and advocate of a federal Europe.
10 Facts About Max Waechter
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Max Waechter's father was Julius Leonard Waechter, a Lutheran pastor.
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Max Waechter went to England in 1859 and was naturalised as a British citizen in 1865.
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Max Waechter advocated improved relations between Britain and Germany and in 1913 founded the European Federation League.
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Max Waechter held the post of High Sheriff of Surrey in 1902.
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Max Waechter was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1902 Birthday Honours and knighted by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 18 December 1902.
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Max Waechter contributed, anonymously, to a fund established to erect a memorial in Richmond to Princess Mary, Duchess of Teck; a memorial fountain was erected outside the Richmond Gate to Richmond Park.
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Max Waechter owned Glover's Island which he donated to the Borough of Richmond in 1900.
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Max Waechter helped preserve the view from Richmond across the river by preventing destructive development.
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Max Waechter died in 1924 and is buried in Richmond Cemetery.