The Papers of Felix Deutsch

Felix Deutsch was born on 16 May 1858 at Breslau [Wroclaw, Poland]. He began in the sugar business in the 1870's, and in 1883 joined DEG, which was to become the German Electrical Society, AEG (Allgemeine Elektrizitaets-Gesellschaft). Deutsch became one of the first directors of AEG in 1888, then was made chairman of the executive committee from 1915 until his death, in Berlin [Germany] on 19 May 1928.

The papers consist of: a translation of Deutsch's autobiography; copies of letters from Lili Deutsch to her brother Paul Kahn; copies of letters between Deutsch and his brother-in-law in the United States, the banker Otto Kahn and other members of their families on subjects including Allied and German war aims leading up to the First World War; copies of AEG publications on Deutsch.

The papers were deposited at Churchill Archives Centre by Deutch's daughter-in-law, Julia Ward, in 1976.

The papers are assumed to be owned by Churchill College.

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Churchill Archives Centre is open from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. A prior appointment and two forms of identification are required.

Researchers wishing to publish excerpts from the papers must obtain prior permission from the copyright holders and should seek advice from Archives Centre staff.

In English/German

Please cite as Churchill Archives Centre, The Papers of Felix Deutsch, KNDT

A copy of this finding aid is available for consultation at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge, the National Register of Archives, London and on the Janus website, http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/.

This fonds (collection) level description and catalogue was prepared by Katharine Thomson of Churchill Archives Centre in February 2004, from an existing catalogue. Biographical information was obtained from the papers, the depositor, and AEG.

The originals of the Kahn-Deutsch correspondence, and Deutsch's autobiography, have been retained by the family.