revision of general legislation. In 1895 and 1900-01 he was associated with such imperial commissions for the amendment of the laws governing the Stock Exchange, stock companies, corporations, and mining companies. The seventieth birthday of Baron Günzburg, which was also the fortieth anniversary of his entry into public affairs, was celebrated all over Europe and the United States. On this occasion the Russian government conferred on the baron the medal of St. Anne (1st class). In New York a Baron de Günzburg Fund was started, the interest of which was given periodically as a premium for the best work on Jewish history and literature. He was the father of David Günzburg. References External links 1833 births 1909 deaths People from Cherkasy Oblast People from Zvenigorodsky Uyezd (Kiev Governorate) Ukrainian Jews Jews from the Russian Empire Günzburg family Russian Hebraists Barons of the Russian Empire Hessian nobility