August Schmid von Schmidsfelden the Elder

August Schmid von Schmidsfelden the Elder (born August 21, 1863 in Kirchberg am Wechsel ; † August 21, 1941 ) was an Austrian industrialist from the Schmid von Schmidsfelden family.

He was the brother of Adolf Schmid von Schmidsfelden .

Technical training at the Polytechnic in Wiener Neustadt , then internship in Germany, 1888 joining the father's company M. Schmid OGH in Wilhelmsburg . From 1906 partner together with his brother Adolf. In 1917 the two brothers jointly built a private hospital for the wounded.

From 1913 he also led the family business in Styria Eisenwerke Styria for a time, from 1906 August was also a partner there. From 1917 to 1918 he was works manager in Zenica .

August Schmid von Schmidsfelden was President of the Styrian Federation of Industries and the Styrian Chamber of Commerce in 1937, and after 1938 provisional director of the Federation of Industries.

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• 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 ). (Mention)
• 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
• Maren Seliger: Sham parliamentarism in the Führer state. "Community representation" in Austrofascism and National Socialism. Functions and political profiles Vienna councilors and councilors 1934–1945 in comparison . Lit, Vienna et al. 2010, ISBN 978-3-643-50233-9