Carl Clemm
Carl Clemm (born August 16, 1836 in Gießen ; † February 20, 1899 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein ) was a German entrepreneur and politician.
Life and work
Carl Clemm studied chemistry at the Polytechnic Karlsruhe and the University of Gießen , where he received his doctorate . He was a member of the Weinheimer Corps Franconia Karlsruhe and the Kösener Corps Hassia Gießen . After completing his studies, Clemm worked at the chemical factory in Mannheim-Waldhof, which belonged to his uncle Carl Clemm-Lennig , before he and Friedrich Engelhorn founded a factory for aniline dyes in 1861 . In 1865 he founded the Badische aniline and soda factory with his brother August Clemm , Engelhorn, Seligmann Ladenburg , Leopold Ladenburg , Friedrich Reiß and others and took over the management of the inorganic operations, the chrome green production and the workshops in Ludwigshafen .
In 1883 he left BASF with Engelhorn and one year later founded the pulp factory in Waldhof with his brother Adolf Clemm and Carl and Rudolf Haas . In addition, he was involved in many other companies, such as the German-East African Society , and banks.
For his help after the floods of 1882/83 , Friesenheim granted him honorary citizenship in 1884 , which was taken over by the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein after the incorporation.
The tomb in the main cemetery in Mannheim , a Greek-style temple made of Italian marble, was designed by architect GA Karch.
politics
Clemm was chairman of the National Liberals in Ludwigshafen and a member of the city council from 1885 to 1894 . From 1887 to 1898 he was a member of the Reichstag , where he represented the constituency Pfalz 1 (Speyer).
literature
- Wolfgang Zorn: Clemm, Carl. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 286 f. ( Digitized version ). [1]
- Gustaf Jacob : Friedrich Engelhorn: The founder of the Baden aniline and soda factory . Mannheim 1959
- Peter Ruf: Ludwigshafen deputy in the state parliament, Reichstag and Bundestag . Ludwigshafen 1993, ISBN 3-924667-20-9
- City archive of the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Hrsg.): History of the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein: Vol. 1., From the beginning to the end of the First World War . Ludwigshafen am Rhein 2003, ISBN 3-924667-35-7
Web links
- Carl Clemm in the database of members of the Reichstag
- Biography of Carl Friedrich Clemm . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bernd-Alfred Kahe: Corps Franconia: 1839-1989; a chronicle. 1989
- ↑ Otto Gerlach: Kösener Corps = Listen 1930. Frankfurt am Main 1930, p. 345, 37-1010
- ^ Haas / Münkel: Guide to the graves of well-known Mannheim personalities , published by the City of Mannheim, 1981
- ^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 194.
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SURNAME | Clemm, Carl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and politician (NLP), MdR |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1836 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | to water |
DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1899 |
Place of death | Ludwigshafen am Rhein |