Emil von Gahlen

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Emil von Gahlen (born October 26, 1828 in Barmen (today a district of Wuppertal ), † February 5, 1919 in Düsseldorf ) was a German entrepreneur .

Life

Emil von Gahlen was married to Amalie geb. Schwarte (born August 12, 1835 in Solingen, † April 24, 1922 in Düsseldorf).

In 1852 Emil von Gahlen took over a wire pen factory in Gerresheim, which had been founded by Heinrich Frieding and Josef Göbbels in 1845 . The production facility was located in parts of the former St. Catherine's Convention. At that time the company employed 27 workers. He was particularly known for his shaping pens and patent heel pens. In 1860 the plant was relocated to today's Heyestrasse. Since then he has operated a rivet factory in the former premises of the wire pen factory . The daily wage in the years 1867 to 1872 was lower than that of Hahn (tube factory) and Weyer (wagon factory). The company Emil Gahlen & Co. presented at the World Exhibition Melbourne 1880/1881 of rivets. The wire pen factory was shut down in 1900.

In 1856, Gahlen also had a dye and materials store in Düsseldorf that received orders from the textile industry.

In 1860 von Gahlen became a city ​​councilor for the city of Gerresheim. A year later he became chairman of the Protestant school association and suggested the establishment of a Protestant private school in the rooms of the Quadenhof , classes began on May 8, 1865.

Together with a partner, Emil von Gahlen ran the wire and wire pen factory Emil von Gahlen & Becker in Düsseldorf-Oberbilk. In 1873, it was converted into the Düsseldorf iron and wire industry stock corporation. Emil von Gahlen took over the chairmanship of the supervisory board. In 1909 Emil von Gahlen resigned as chairman of the supervisory board; His successor was Peter Klöckner, under whose influence the company had come. In that year the Düsseldorf iron and wire industry employed 1055 workers. It became part of Klöckner-Werke AG in 1923.

The Carl Weyer & Cie. Wagon factory was founded in 1882 under Emil von Gahlen's leadership. to the Aktiengesellschaft Düsseldorfer Eisenbahnbedarf, vorm, Carl Weyer & Cie. transformed. Here, too, Emil von Gahlen became chairman of the supervisory board. He held this post for 31 years.

Von Gahlen was a partner in other companies and was a member or chairman of the supervisory board of several companies.

In 1893 he founded the Emil von Gahlen Foundation to support needy workers at the Gerresheimer rivet factory and the Düsseldorf iron and wire industry.

Awards

  • 1913: Order of the Crown, third class

literature

Sebastian Beck: The entrepreneur Emil von Gahlen (1828–1919). A contribution to Düsseldorf's industrial history. In: Düsseldorfer Geschichtsverein (Ed.): Düsseldorfer Jahrbuch , Volume 86 (2016). Klartext Verlag, Essen 2016, ISBN 978-3-8375-1666-1 , pp. 171–212.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ registry office Central Dusseldorf 941/1922
  2. ^ Hugo Weidenhaupt, Irmingard Achter: Gerresheim 870–1970. Contributions to local and art history. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1971, page 222. ( Excerpt from Google Books )
  3. ^ A b Hugo Weidenhaupt (Ed.): Düsseldorf. History from the origins to the 20th century. Volume 2: From the royal seat to the civil servant town (1614–1900) . Schwann, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-491-34222-8 , p. 448 f .
  4. ↑ Clemens von Looz-Corswarem (ed.), Hugo Weidenhaupt: From Düsseldorf's past. Essays from four decades. Verlag der Goethe-Buchhandlung, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-924331-17-0 , page 71. ( Excerpt from Google Books )
  5. ↑ Comparative overview of the course of industry, trade and traffic in Northern Germany 1867. (= Prussian Statistics , booklet 20.) Berlin 1869, page 158. ( Excerpt from Google books )
  6. ^ Hugo Weidenhaupt (ed.): Düsseldorf. History from the origins to the 20th century. Volume 3: The industrial and administrative city (20th century) . Schwann, Düsseldorf 1990, ISBN 3-491-34223-6 , p. 14th f .
  7. ^ A b Hugo Weidenhaupt (Ed.): Düsseldorf. History from the origins to the 20th century. Volume 4: Register and time table for the complete works . Schwann, Düsseldorf 1990, ISBN 3-491-34224-4 , p. 54 .
  8. ^ Melbourne International Exhibition 1880–1881. Official Record containing History of Exhibition, Description of Exhibition, Exhibits Official Awards of Commissioners and Catalog of Exhibits. Mason, Firth & M'Cutcheon, Melbourne 1882, page CXIX. ( Excerpt from Google Books )
  9. ^ Hugo Weidenhaupt (ed.): Düsseldorf. History from the origins to the 20th century. Volume 2: From the royal seat to the civil servant town (1614–1900) . Schwann, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-491-34222-8 , p. 541 .
  10. ^ Bruno Kammann: Gerresheimer Glass. History of a global company (1864–2000). 2007, page 69 ( excerpt from Google Books )
  11. ↑ Düsseldorfer Zeitung . April 11, 1873.
  12. ↑ Handelsblatt of the Düsseldorfer General-Anzeiger . October 16, 1909.
  13. ^ Steel and iron. Journal for the German iron and steel industry . tape 29 , 1909, pp. 1585 .
  14. ↑ Handbook of Deutsche Aktien-Gesellschaft. Edition 1923/24 . Volume IIa. Berlin / Leipzig 1924, p. 384 .
  15. ↑ Düsseldorfer Eisenbahnbedarf, vorm. Carl Weyer & Cie. Düsseldorf ... In memory of the 50th anniversary 1861-1911, o. O. u. J. S. 5 .
  16. ↑ Düsseldorfer Nachrichten . October 25, 1918.
  17. ^ Paul Steller: Leading men of the Rhenish-Westphalian economic life. Personal memories. Reimar Hobbing, Berlin 1930, page 67. ( Excerpt from Google Books )
  18. ^ City of Düsseldorf (ed.): Budget budget for the financial year 1912.
  19. ^ Official Journal of the Royal Government of Düsseldorf . tape 1913 , p. 529 .
personal data
SURNAME Gahlen, Emil von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Barmen
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1919
Place of death Dusseldorf