Adolf Schmid von Schmidsfelden

Adolf Schmid von Schmidsfelden (born April 18, 1859 in Kirchberg am Wechsel ; † January 13, 1917 in Lilienfeld ) was an Austrian industrialist from the Schmid von Schmidsfelden family.

Life

Adolf Schmid von Schmidsfelden studied mining engineering at the Montanist Hochschule Leoben from 1878 to 1882 , and then managed the construction of the Stephanie Bridge over the Danube Canal in Vienna , after which he was responsible for the construction of a section of the railway line from Rijeka to Karlovac .

After a year of commercial practice in Istanbul , he and his brother August joined his father's company in Wilhelmsburg in 1888 . Adolf Schmid von Schmidsfelden managed the steelworks in Zenica from 1896 to 1899 , which he had also planned. He was executive board member for life and was in charge of overall management.

During the First World War , he and his brother August Schmid von Schmidsfelden the Elder set up a private hospital.

family

He was the brother of August Schmid von Schmidsfelden the elder and the son of Moriz Schmid von Schmidsfelden . Adolf Schmid von Schmidsfelden married Ilonka Schmid von Schmidsfelden in 1889, and this marriage resulted in his son August Schmid von Schmidsfelden the Younger.

literature

• Genealogical paperback of noble houses in Austria . (5 volumes, 1905–1913), Volume 3, Verlag Otto Maaß, Vienna.
• WE Schmidt:  Schmid von Schmidsfelden Adolf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 308 f. (Direct links on p. 308 , p. 309 ).
• German Biographical Encyclopedia , Vol. 9, KG Saur / De Gruyter.
• Veit Schmid-Schmidsfelden (Ed.): Adolf Schmid von Schmidsfelden - industrial pioneer in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The iron and steel industry in Zenica . Austrian V.-G., 2009, ISBN 978-3-7067-0091-7 .