Search Results

Advanced Search

Note: Layers are contributed from many sources by many people or derived by computer and are the responsibility of the contributor. Layers may be incomplete and locations and dates may be imprecise. Check the layer for details about the source. Absence in TLCMap does not indicate absence in reality. Use of TLCMap may inform heritage research but is not a substitute for established formal and legal processes and consultation.

Log in to save searches and contribute layers.
Displaying 1 result from a total of 1:

Details

Latitude
48.2
Longitude
16.366667
Start Date
1871-01-01
End Date
1871-01-01

Description

Sources

ID
tba4fd

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/josef-gerstl
Birth Place
Vienna, Austria
Biography
None listed
Born
b. 8 March 1871
Summary
Upholsterer, retailer who ran three furniture stores in Vienna's 7th district. Son Michael worked with him at Mobel Haus Josef Gerstl as a furniture designer in the 1930s. Worked as an upholsterer in Shanghai in early 1940s but was not accepted as an immigrant to Australia. Antecedents included a cabinetmaker, making Josef an important link between Viennese design heritage and the Gerstl furniture company in Australia.
Gender
Male
Died
9-Jun-55
Age at death
84