Carl-Wilhelm Edding

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Carl-Wilhelm Edding (born July 20, 1930 in Hamburg ; died April 27, 2021 there ) was a German entrepreneur . According to him, are Edding - markers named. His family name thus became a generic name .

Life

At the beginning of his career, Edding worked for a Japanese company that sold products from Asia in Germany. In doing so, he became aware of the felt-tip pen of a Japanese business partner. Since his employer was not interested in it, he wanted to make something of it himself and in 1960, together with his school friend Volker Detlef Ledermann, founded the Edding company in Hamburg-Barmbek , which imported and sold these pens from Japan to Germany. In order not to have to invest money in registering a brand name , the founders decided to use one of their last names. They decided on Eddingbecause it appeared more international. Edding was responsible for the further development of the products, his partner Ledermann took care of sales at home and abroad. In 1986 Edding retired from the business after a burnout . He lived in Hamburg-Volksdorf .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gregor Hintz: Obituary: namesake and co-founder Carl-Wilhelm "Kuli" Edding died at the age of 90. In: presseportal.de . Edding International GmbH, May 7, 2021, accessed on May 7, 2021 .
  2. ^ German classic - Edding in Ahrensburg. In: Longing for Germany. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013 ; accessed on May 7, 2021 .
  3. ↑ "Edding, like the pen?" In: Die Welt . March 16, 2010, accessed February 7, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Edding, Carl-Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH Hamburg