Conrad Brune
Conrad Benno Brüne (born October 19, 1853 in Glashütte , † July 22, 1931 in Langebrück ) was a Saxon master brewer and worked in the management of the Radeberg export beer brewery from 1897 to 1923 . During his time as director, the brewery gained the international reputation that is still valid today, as well as the status of purveyor to the court of the Saxon King and thus the right to sell its beer from then on as the “table drink of His Majesty King Friedrich August III. of Saxony ”.
Life
Brünes father was Ernst Anton Clemens Brüne, owner of a grocery store and treasurer of savings and Vorschußvereine GmbH in Glashütte . Since he did not have enough funds to finance his son's training as a brewer , Conrad Brüne was supported by his eldest brother Emil. After completing his training, Brüne went on a traditional hike to consolidate and expand his craft skills in various breweries and malt houses. In 1886 he took up the post of master brewer in the Radeberg export beer brewery.
On March 22nd, 1890 he married Eugenia Selma Lydia Brüne, b. Haude (born October 14, 1863 in Christburg , † May 1945 in Langebrück). They had five children together. His sons Hellmuth and Fritz took over the glass factory Gebr. Eibenstein Glashüttenwerke GmbH in Bischofswerda . The company became known under the name Brüneglas Bischofswerda .
In 1911 Brüne was appointed Royal Commerce Councilor.
On the occasion of his silver wedding anniversary, Brüne founded the Conrad Brüne Foundation on March 22, 1915, based in Radeberg, with a real estate of 10,000 marks . This served to support war participants who became disabled during the First World War , the survivors of those killed in action and those in need, especially from the Radeberg export beer brewery, with annual payments. The city of Radeberg took over the administration of the foundation.
Career
When Brüne took over the post of master brewer in Radeberg on December 20, 1886, he began to develop the brewery from a small to a nationally known large brewery with the director at the time, Gustav Philipp . In 1897, after Philip's death, Brüne was appointed brewery director. He held his function as master brewer until 1910. Brüne's efforts to grow the brewery quickly had an effect, so that by the turn of the century the press reported about his “surprising successes” . Radeberger beer became an export item and shipped to the United States . In 1898 Brüne was appointed to the brewery's supervisory board.
In addition to advances in the quality and production of Radeberger beer, Brüne focused on public relations. At the end of the 19th century, the first Chancellor of the German Empire , Otto von Bismarck , made Radeberger beer his chancellor beer . The Saxon royal court granted the brewery the status of "Royal Saxon Court Supplier". On December 11, 1905, the brewery was granted permission by royal decree to use Radeberger Pilsner as a “table drink for His Majesty King Friedrich August III. of Saxony ”. In 1907 Brüne managed to arrange a visit from the king to the brewery. Brüne personally gave him a tour of the brewery on August 21, 1907.
To optimize production, Brüne developed a special type of kiln , the so-called three-horde malt kiln . Its development was registered at the Imperial German Patent Office in 1909 and put into operation in the Radeberger Brewery in 1911 as the Darre System, Patent Brüne . In addition to the patent on the kiln, Brüne also had several utility models protected. The kiln was considered the most advanced of its time. The patent was also successfully applied for in other European countries (Denmark, England, France, Austria, Switzerland). He also developed a novel process for recycling residues that arise when operating malt cleaning machines and that were previously considered waste, for which he also received a patent.
The brewery steadily increased its sales under Brune's management and developed into a large industrial enterprise. In 1914 an annual production of 230,000 hectoliters of beer was recorded. Brüne held the post of brewery director until 1923. Even after his retirement he remained a member of the company's supervisory board, where he remained active until his death. On July 22, 1931, Brüne died after an accident and an operation that was initially well survived. He was buried in the Old Annenfriedhof in Dresden .
legacy
After Brune's death, the management of the Radeberg export beer brewery wrote an obituary in which, among other things, one could read:
“ He dedicated himself to his tasks with tireless diligence and helped to bring our company up to its present day importance. "
The social building on the premises of the Radeberger Brewery, which was inaugurated in January 2006, bears the name Conrad-Brüne-Haus . The building is used for seminars, conferences, readings and concerts, among other things.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ CV Conrad Brüne (eng). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 30, 2011 ; Retrieved July 26, 2012 .
- ↑ A copy of the foundation papers is in the historical collection of the Radeberger export beer brewery.
- ↑ a b c Patent specifications (German and international) and documents on utility models, archived in the university library of the Technical University of Chemnitz . Accessed on January 20, 2012.
- ↑ Mikuláš pond: Beer, science and economy in Germany 1800-1914: A contribution to the German industrialization history. Böhlau Verlag Vienna, 2000, ISBN 978-3205992394
- ↑ Patent GB191209737 in the database of the European Patent Office. Retrieved November 5, 2012 .
- ^ Large district town of Radeberg in collaboration with the urban history working group (ed.): Radeberger Blätter zur Stadtgeschichte , Volume 10, Radeberg, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brüne, Conrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brüne, Conrad Benno |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German master brewer and brewery director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glassworks |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1931 |
| Place of death | Langebrück |