Carl Haber (businessman)
Carl Josef Gustav Haber (born December 3, 1842 in Halberstadt ; † 1895 ) was a co-founder of a consumer association, a credit union and the large-scale purchasing company Deutscher Consumvereine mbH (GEG).
Carl Haber learned in the grocery industry. In the 1860s he was a co-founder of the Konsumverein Bündheim- Harzburg eGmH He was managing director of the Konsumverein until his death.
In 1880 he founded a "savings and advance payment association" with 34 citizens (including master craftsmen, merchants, hoteliers and civil servants) in Neustadt-Harzburg.
On March 16, 1881, the credit union opened its business in his house (today Breite Strasse 24). As a cashier he formed the first board of directors with the supervisor Friedrich Bock and the editor Wilhelm Rasche (controller).
In 1894 he was one of the two official co-founders of the Großeinkaufs-Gesellschaft Deutscher Consumvereine mbH (GEG), Hamburg. When the company was founded, he also signed 1,000 marks out of a total of 34,500 marks for his consumer association.
He was a member of the supervisory board of this consumer cooperative goods and economic center until his death in 1895.
literature
Heinrich Kaufmann : The large purchasing company of German consumer associations mb H. GEG. For the 25th anniversary 1894 - 1919. Hamburg 1919.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vereinigte Volksbank eG - Harzburger Volksbank, page no longer available , searching web archives: ; Accessed February 19, 2008
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| SURNAME | Haber, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haber, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Co-founder of a consumer association, a credit union and the Großeinkaufs-Gesellschaft Deutscher Consumvereine mbH (GEG) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halberstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1895 |