Ernst Klett (publisher, 1863)
Ernst Klett , also called Ernst Klett the Elder , (* February 6, 1863 in Stuttgart ; † February 8, 1947 ibid) was a German businessman , publisher and entrepreneur and founder of Ernst Klett Verlag in Stuttgart.
Life
Ernst Klett initially worked as an accountant at BASF . In 1893 he married Melita Rippmann in London, with whom he had seven children.
In 1897, together with his brother-in-law Julius Hartmann, he bought the Königliche Hofbuchdruckerei zu Guttenberg in Stuttgart from Carl Grüninger . Together with his son Fritz Klett (1896–1951), who joined the family business in 1921, he continued to run the company. The company, today's Klett Group , has been family-owned since it was founded .
When his sons joined the family business - Fritz Klett in 1921 and Ernst Klett the Younger (1911–1998) in 1936 - Klett increasingly withdrew from operational business. He died in Stuttgart on February 8, 1947.
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| SURNAME | Velcro, Ernst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klett, Ernst Sr. Klett, Ernst the Elder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German merchant and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1947 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |