sons, but before leaving he gave the company to his son, Christian Friedrich Theodor Steinweg. Later in New York, he anglicized his name to Henry E. Steinway upon advice from friends, who concluded that the German surname Steinweg would be disadvantageous for doing business. In the early 1850s, Steinway and his sons worked for other piano companies until they could establish their own production under the name of Steinway & Sons. The overstrung scale in a square piano earned the Steinway Piano first prize at the New York Industrial Fair of 1855. In 1862 they gained the first prize in London in competition with the most eminent makers in Europe; and this victory was followed in 1867 by a similar success at the Universal exposition in Paris. According to pianistic giants such as Franz Liszt, Anton Rubinstein, and other high authorities, the Steinways have done more to advance the durability, action, and tone-quality of their instruments than any other makers of Europe or America. Personal life He married Juliane Thiemer, daughter of Martin Helwig Gottlieb Thiemer, a master glove maker, and Dorothea Julianne von Bierkamp, on May 15, 1825, in Seesen, Germany. He and his wife, Juliane, had ten children: C.F. Theodore Steinway (1825–1889) Doretta Steinway (1828–1900), married Jacob Ziegler Charles H. Steinway (1829–1865) Henry Steinway, Jr. (1831–1865) Wilhelmina Steinway (1833–1875), married Theodore Vogel William Steinway (1835–1896) Hermann Steinweg (1836–?), was passenger on steamer "Helena Sloman" to New York City being 14 yrs old Albert Steinway (1840–1877) Anna Steinway (1842–1861) Juliane Steinway (died in infancy) Henry Engelhard Steinway died in New York City, United States, on February 7, 1871. References External links Steinway & Sons – European and international headquarters Steinway & Sons – American headquarters The Steinway & Sons Collection in La Guardia and Wagner Archives Henry E. Piano makers American musical instrument makers German musical instrument makers German emigrants to the United States German military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars American manufacturing businesspeople Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery 1797 births 1871 deaths People from the Harz People from Goslar (district) People from the Duchy of Brunswick Music in Braunschweig American artists