Businessman and art collector. He was the owner of the Chrzanów estate which he had inherited from his father in 1881 until his death in 1931. In 1884 he married daughter of British naval captain, Alice Evens, whom he had met at Chrzanów. He had two daughters by her: Helena and Margaret. He settled down with his English wife in London where he pursued his career. He built the Apollo Theatre in London in 1900 which he owned until 1920. He was involved in a number of other enterprises including manufacturing of alcohol-free beer, called Kop's Ale. Following his divorce in 1902 he moved to Paris with his second wife. In 1914 he travelled to Bayreuth, Germany, to take part in the Wagnerian Festival and as Austrian subject he was prevented from returning to either France or England by outbreak of the Great War. He spent the remaining war years at his estate in Chrzanów (under Austrian rule then). During the war he acquired numerous masterpieces of art from collection of the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and shipped them to Chrzanów. In 1921 he presented part of his collection to a museum in Cracow while the rest was added to his Paris collection. He died in Paris and his remains were sent to Chrzanów for burial. He was laid to rest in the Loewenfeld Chapel he had built for his mother's burial over 3 decades earlier. The main street in Chrzanów, Henry Avenue (Aleja Henryka), was named after him.
Businessman and art collector. He was the owner of the Chrzanów estate which he had inherited from his father in 1881 until his death in 1931. In 1884 he married daughter of British naval captain, Alice Evens, whom he had met at Chrzanów. He had two daughters by her: Helena and Margaret. He settled down with his English wife in London where he pursued his career. He built the Apollo Theatre in London in 1900 which he owned until 1920. He was involved in a number of other enterprises including manufacturing of alcohol-free beer, called Kop's Ale. Following his divorce in 1902 he moved to Paris with his second wife. In 1914 he travelled to Bayreuth, Germany, to take part in the Wagnerian Festival and as Austrian subject he was prevented from returning to either France or England by outbreak of the Great War. He spent the remaining war years at his estate in Chrzanów (under Austrian rule then). During the war he acquired numerous masterpieces of art from collection of the late Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and shipped them to Chrzanów. In 1921 he presented part of his collection to a museum in Cracow while the rest was added to his Paris collection. He died in Paris and his remains were sent to Chrzanów for burial. He was laid to rest in the Loewenfeld Chapel he had built for his mother's burial over 3 decades earlier. The main street in Chrzanów, Henry Avenue (Aleja Henryka), was named after him.
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