Emil Berenz
Carl Hermann Emil Berenz (born February 15, 1833 in Elbing ; † December 17, 1907 in Danzig ) was a German shipowner , businessman and honorary citizen of the city of Danzig .
Life
Emil was born in Elbing, the son of the businessman Georg Ludwig Berenz. After completing his training, he worked for his father's company in Elbing and a Gdansk trading company.
On April 25, 1863, the shipping company Emil Berenz was registered at the Commercial Court in Danzig . In addition to sea freight, the company also served rail and road and was active in the trade and export of grain and wood. In 1904 Berenz acquired the grain and wood trading company Carl Gottlieb Steffens & Sons and operated it under his own name. In addition he acquired the ships Horst , Einigkeit , Graudenz and Friede .
Since 1863 he belonged to the Danzig merchants, since 1878 he was in the circle of the head of the district. From 1896 to 1901 he was deputy chairman and from January 1902 chairman and member of the German Trading Day .
Berenz belonged to the National Liberal Party and was a member of the city council from 1869 until his death . As deputy chairman 1885–1897 and 1903–1906, and as chairman 1899–1901, he had significant influence on the important decisions on the spatial and economic development of Danzig in the last quarter of the 19th century.
He died on December 17, 1907 after a brief illness. Berenz left his widow Amalie Henriette Grabe (1833-1920) and two sons. His son Eugen, born in 1866, continued to run the company, even after 1945 in the west.
Honors
On his 70th birthday, Berenz was made an honorary citizen of the city of Danzig. He received the title of Commercial Councilor and until 1945 Emil-Berenz-Strasse in Langfuhr bore his name.
Others
The grain transporter Emil Berenz got a list when the floor tanks flooded and capsized in 1902 at Brösen . After a year the ship was lifted by a Swedish salvage company and later sailed as a long timber freighter Motlawa . - The former Schandau also drove for the shipping company at times.
literature
- Latest news from Gdańsk : 75th anniversary of the Emil Berenz company. 1938, no.95, page 8.
Web links
- Mirosław Gliński: Berenz Carl Hermann Emil. (Gedanopedia, Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gedanopedia: Today ul. Aleksandra Fredry.
- ^ Ernst Sieg: The Danziger See shipping companies. (PDF) Danzig seagoing ship. No. 12, Hamburg 2007. p. 2.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berenz, Emil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berenz, Carl Hermann Emil (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German shipowner, merchant and honorary citizen of the city of Danzig |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elblag |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1907 |
| Place of death | Danzig |