PAUL ROTTENBURG
A SON of Franz Rottenburg and born in 1846 at Danzig, where
his forefathers have lived for three centuries, Dr. Rottenburg was educated at
the Royal College in his native city, and, though now a naturalised Briton,
still takes proper pride in the place of his birth. Following the occupation of
a chemical merchant, he has filled the office of President of the Chamber of
Commerce, and he also takes considerable part in the intellectual life of
Glasgow. He has been President of the Civic Society, Vice-President of the
Philosophical Society and of the Marine Biological Association, Chairman of the
Glasgow Branch of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and an Associate of
the Society of musicians. In 1901 Glasgow University conferred upon him the
degree of LL.D. He is Conservative in politics, finds his recreation in cycling
and walking, and has travelled over most quarters of the globe. He has a family
of three sons and two daughters.
In 1906 Dr. Rottenburg purchased the estate of Dalnair, near
Drymen, and he now spends much of his leisure in that neighbourhood.
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