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Sir Max Leonard Waechter (3 October 1837 - 3 October 1924〔) was a businessman, art collector, philanthropist and advocate of a federal Europe. Waechter was born in Stettin, then in Germany as the son of a Lutheran pastor.〔 〕 He went to England in 1859 and was naturalised in 1865. He became a partner in Bessler, Waechter, and Co., a merchant firm.〔 He lived in Terrace House on Richmond Hill, and owned Glover's Island which he donated to the Borough of Richmond in 1900. He helped preserve the view from Richmond across the river by preventing destructive development. He held the post of High Sheriff of Surrey in 1902.〔 〕 ==Publications== * Waechter, Max: ''European Federation: A Lecture Delivered at the London Institution on the 25th February 1909'', Jordan & Sons, Limited, 1909, 15pp. * Waechter, Max: ''The United States of Europe: How to Make War Impossible'', Twentieth Century Press, 1922, 11 pp. * Waechter, Max: ''How to Abolish War: The United States of Europe'', 1924, 12pp. * Waechter, Max: ''The Principal Lesson of the Balkan Wars'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Max Waechter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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