August von Clemm

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August Clemm, 1865
Share of the Pfälzische Hypothekenbank dated February 1, 1892 with facsimile signature of Dr. August Clemm

August Ernst Karl Konrad Clemm , since 1893 Knight von Clemm , (born December 8, 1837 in Gießen , † October 28, 1910 in Haardt ) was a German entrepreneur and politician.

Life

After studying chemistry , Clemm joined the aniline factory Sonntag, Engelhorn & Clemm founded by his brother Carl Clemm and Friedrich Engelhorn in Mannheim in 1862 . In 1865 he founded BASF with his brother Engelhorn, Seligmann Ladenburg , Leopold Ladenburg , Friedrich Reiß and others and took over the management of aniline production in Ludwigshafen . After he became Engelhorn's representative in 1869, he left BASF in 1882 in an argument with his brother. After Carl Clemm's departure, he returned to the Supervisory Board in 1885 , which he headed from 1897 to 1903.

From 1872 to 1898 Clemm was President of the Palatinate Commercial and Commercial Bank and in 1886 he was a co-founder of the Palatinate Hypothekenbank Ludwigshafen. In addition, Clemm was President of the Board of Directors of the Palatinate Railways until nationalization . From 1877 to 1898 he was chairman of the Palatinate Chamber of Commerce and Industry .

politics

From 1883 to 1899 Clemm was a member of the Bavarian Chamber of Deputies for the National Liberals . In 1893 he became its vice-president and from 1897 to 1899 he was its president.

Honors

In 1892 the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein granted Clemm honorary citizenship . In 1893 he received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown from Prince Regent Luitpold . Associated with this was the elevation to the personal nobility and he was allowed to call himself Ritter von Clemm after his entry in the nobility register . Clemm was also a lifelong Imperial Councilor of the Crown of Bavaria .

literature

  • Gustaf Jacob: Friedrich Engelhorn. The founder of the Baden aniline and soda factory. Society of Friends of Mannheim and the Former Electoral Palatinate, Mannheimer Altertumsverein from 1859, Mannheim 1959 ( publications of the Society of Friends of Mannheim and the Former Electoral Palatinate, Mannheimer Altertumsverein from 1859 8, ZDB -ID 846664-6 ).
  • Stefan Mörz, Klaus Jürgen Becker (Hrsg.): History of the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein. Volume 1: From the beginning to the end of the First World War. City archive, Ludwigshafen am Rhein 2003, ISBN 3-924667-35-7 .
  • Peter Ruf: Ludwigshafen deputy in the state parliament, Reichstag and Bundestag. Stadtarchiv, Ludwigshafen 1993, ISBN 3-924667-20-9 ( Publications of the Stadtarchiv Ludwigshafen am Rhein 16).
  • Wolfgang Zorn:  Clemm, August Ernst Karl Konrad Ritter von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 285 f. ( Digitized version ).

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personal data
SURNAME Clemm, August of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clemm, August Ernst Karl Konrad Ritter von (full name); Clemm, August Ernst Karl Konrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur and politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH to water
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 1910
Place of death Haardt