Albert Ballewski

Albert Ballewski

Albert Ballewski (born February 4, 1843 in Marienwerder ; † March 14, 1909 in Magdeburg ) was a German engineer and founder of the German Association of Private Civil Servants .

Life

He was born the son of the farmer Jacob Ballewski and attended high school in his hometown . Ballewski completed a commercial apprenticeship. Even during his apprenticeship, his training was related to mechanical engineering. Subsequently, he was employed in Elbing as a calculator in the Schichau works . After nine years, he then moved to the R. Wolf AG machine factory in Buckau near Magdeburg .

There he also worked as a calculator. He introduced an orderly wage, piecework and calculation system in the company. The production processes, which became more complex with industrialization, brought considerable new demands on the operational calculations. Ballewski was later entrusted with matters relating to the field service, was responsible for exhibitions and represented R. Wolf AG in clubs. He also became a member of the German Association for Clay, Cement and Lime Industry eV, for which he worked on the machine testing committee and as a cash auditor.

He worked for R. Wolf AG for 30 years until 1903. This was followed by an activity as a sworn technical expert and appraiser .

Ballewski was particularly committed to supply issues for employees and their families. As early as the 1870s he came forward with proposals for socio-political laws. Suggestions such as the involvement of the post office in the acceptance of contributions and payment of pensions and the introduction of arbitration tribunals were actually reflected in the laws. However, the inclusion of widows and orphans in the provision, particularly warned by Ballewski, was not taken into account. In order to take care of the supply himself, he founded the German Association of Private Officials in 1882, which had 25,000 members at the turn of the century. This was followed by the establishment of various pension funds such as the private civil servant pension fund, the private civil servant widow's fund and funeral funds. In addition, he founded the Kaiser Wilhelm Orphan Foundation to support orphans from private officials.

Ballewski also emerged as the author of specialist literature, particularly on the subject of costing in industrial companies, especially in mechanical engineering. His work Der Fabrikbetrieb , written in 1905, appeared in several editions and was continued after his death. In addition, however, he also published articles on local topics and commented in particular on the construction of urban parks in Magdeburg, such as the Rotehornpark , the Herrenkrugpark and the Wilhelmsgarten. Balleswki was also the editor of the first industrial address book.

Publications (selection)

• The calculation
• The factory operation. Practical instructions for setting up and managing machine factories and similar businesses as well as for calculation and payroll accounting. , Published by Julius Springer, Berlin, 1905; 3., presumably u. verb. Edition 1919

literature

• Albert Ballewski † in Tonindustrie-Zeitung of March 27, 1909, number 37

Individual evidence

1. ^ Albert Ballewski † in Tonindustrie-Zeitung of March 27, 1909, number 37
2. ^ Albert Ballewski, Der Fabrikbetrieb , edited by CM Lewin, 3rd edition, published by Julius Springer Berlin 1919, page 250