Daniel Theysohn
Daniel Theysohn (born June 18, 1904 in Pirmasens , German Empire , † June 27, 1980 in Ludwigswinkel ) was a German shoe and plastics manufacturer and founder of the foundation .
Life
Daniel Theysohn was born in Pirmasens in 1904 in a middle-class family. In 1938 he married Ruth Bachrodt , whom he had met in 1931 when she was appointed the first Palatinate wine queen . The marriage remained childless.
Before the Second World War , he and his brother Albert Theysohn took over the Teha shoe factory in Pirmasens. It was completely destroyed in a bombing raid during the war; 19 employees and one relative were killed.
After the war, the Theysohn brothers rebuilt the destroyed factory. From the barrel of an anti-aircraft gun they developed an extruder with which they produced parts for the production of plastic shoes. In 1946 they founded Gebr. Theysohn Kunststoff Tehalit GmbH; the company name was a suitcase word from "Teha" and the name of the plastic Igelit used . Branches were set up in Europe and the USA.
In 1956 they sold the Teha shoe factory to the Salamander factory .
Daniel Theysohn Foundation
In 1970 Daniel and Ruth Theysohn founded the Daniel Theysohn Foundation , which serves exclusively the common good and provides assistance with its funds.
The focus of the foundation is the school and vocational training of young people up to the age of 25. In addition, the foundation also promotes environmental protection, nature conservation and landscape management. Sports, homeland care and local history receive additional funding.
The Theysohns left their entire fortune to the foundation.
Awards
- Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (1973)
- Honorary Citizen of Fischbach (1974)
- Honorary citizen of Ludwigswinkel
Web links
- Daniel Theysohn (22.) The donation-happy shoe manufacturer. Benefactor of the Dahn Rock Country. In: The 100 largest people from Rhineland-Palatinate , swr.de, August 2007.
- Daniel Theysohn - Greatest… . daniel-theysohn-stiftung.de, accessed on December 21, 2017.
- Lilo Hagen: Die Theysohns , published in the Rheinpfalz on June 3, 2006.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Theysohn, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German shoe manufacturer, plastics manufacturer and founder of the foundation |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pirmasens , German Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1980 |
| Place of death | Ludwigswinkel |