Charles Liebmann
Charles Liebmann (born November 16, 1837 in Schmiedelfeld ; † June 12, 1928 in New York ) was a German entrepreneur and one of the presidents of S. Liebmann's Sons Brewery in Brooklyn .
biography
Charles Liebmann was born in 1837. His father Samuel Liebmann was the owner of Schloss Schmiedelfeld estate at the time . In 1840 the family moved to Ludwigsburg and ran the “Zum Stern” inn with an attached brewery. Liebmann attended secondary school there.
After the father decided to emigrate to America for political reasons , Liebmann's brother Joseph was sent ahead in 1850 to build a new home. This settled in Williamsburg . The rest of the family followed four years later.
In their new home, the Liebmanns initially ran the old Maasche Brewery. Shortly Liebmann was at the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company as Cooper hired. The family later built a new brewery in Bushwick - the S. Liebmann Brewery .
After the death of their father Samuel Liebmann in 1872, his sons took over the management of the brewery and renamed it S. Liebmann's Sons Brewery. The Liebmann brothers changed positions as Chief Executive Officers every year. Charles Liebmann was considered the company's technical director. In 1903 the Liebmann brothers retired and handed over management of the company to six of their sons.
Liebmann died in New York in 1928 .
family
Charles Liebmann married Sophia Bendix on October 22, 1865. The marriage had four children:
- Alfred Liebmann (born July 20, 1871)
- Amanda Liebmann (born September 10, 1872)
- Henry Liebmann (born August 19, 1866), died early.
- Julius Liebmann (born November 16, 1868)
literature
- Bernhard Purin : "My Beer is Rheingold - the dry Beer". The Liebmanns, Hermann Schülein and Miss Rheingold . In: Lilian Harlander, Bernhard Purin (ed.): Beer is the wine of this country. Jewish brewing stories , Volk Verlag, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-86222-211-7 , pp. 207––229.
swell
- The Originators of Rheingold Beer , accessed August 15, 2014.
- Carl Schlegel: Schlegel's American Families of German Ancestry , p. 244ff. Available online on Google Books , accessed August 12, 2014.
- The Liebmann Family and the New York Society for Ethical Culture , accessed August 15, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liebmann, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Liebman, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur, President of the S. Liebmann Brewery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schmiedelfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1928 |
| Place of death | new York |