Eduard Wolf
Eduard Wolf (born November 27, 1885 in Bielefeld , † November 24, 1961 in Gütersloh ) was a German entrepreneur.
Life
Wolf was the commercial director of Gustav Wolf Seil- und Drahtwerke GmbH & Co. in Gütersloh. Under his leadership, the company became one of the most important wire rope manufacturers in Europe. He was the chairman of various business associations, such as from 1928 chairman of the European Wire Rope Convention. From 1945 he was a member of the board of the newly founded wire rope association. In addition, he was involved in several associations at the local level, for example as a board member of the “ Parkbad Gütersloh ” association.
In 1953 he was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. To promote the reputation of the city, he was made an honorary citizen of Gütersloh in 1960 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Wire rope association V. - An association celebrates its birthday ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Honorary citizen of Gütersloh
Appointment 1882: Friedrich Wilhelm Stohlmann | 1900: Carl Zumwinkel | 1911: Wilhelm Niemöller | 1918: Wilhelm Schlueter | 1924: Emil Mangelsdorf | 1929: Wilhelm Wolf | 1932: Hugo Brinkmann | Carl Miele Sr. | 1957: Thomas Plaßmann | 1960: Eduard Wolf | 1977: Carl Miele jun. | 1981: Reinhard Mohn | 1984: Willy Eichberg | 1999: Rudolf Miele | 2003: Peter Zinkann | 2009: Gerd Wixforth | 2016: Liz Mohn | 2020: Werner Gehring
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| SURNAME | Wolf, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielefeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 24, 1961 |
| Place of death | Gutersloh |