Eugen Schönberger (manufacturer)
Isak Eugen Schönberger (born November 5, 1871 in Schierstein am Rhein , † March 5, 1970 in San Francisco , California ) was a German manufacturer .
Life
Born in Schierstein, Eugen Schönberger, scion of the Jewish wine merchant dynasty Schönberger, completed a commercial apprenticeship before joining his parents' wine wholesaler, Gebrüder Schönberger in Mainz , in 1902, and in 1902 he was made a partner . In 1922, Eugen Schönberger and his younger brother Arthur (1881–1931) switched to sparkling wine production , and at the same time the company was renamed Schönberger Cabinet-Sektfabrik AG . He also held supervisory board seats in the French champagne houses Heidsieck & Co and Métropole-Monopole AG .
After the German company was confiscated by the National Socialists in 1938 , Eugen Schönberger emigrated to France in 1939 , and to the USA in 1941 , where he worked in various sparkling wine manufacturing companies. In the years 1943 to 1953 filled Schönberger the Office of the Vice President of the American Wine Company in St. Louis , in the state of Missouri from.
Eugen Schönberger died in San Francisco in March 1970 at the old age of 98.
family
In addition to the above, Eugen Schönberger had younger brother Arthur three older sisters: Bertha (born September 3, 1870 in Schierstein am Rhein, † August 8, 1942 in Mainz), finance director of Schönberger Cabinet-Sektfabrik AG , Johannette, called Jenny (born January 8, 1873 in Schierstein am Rhein , † September 11, 1942 in Mainz) and Laura, called Lore (born January 27, 1885 in Schierstein am Rhein, † December 9, 1935 in Mainz). Bertha and Jenny committed suicide in 1942 in view of their imminent deportation. The parents were Abraham († 1902) and Caroline b. Eagle.
Eugen Schönberger married Edith Falk (* 1904 in Berlin) in 1933, who emigrated with him to the USA via France.
A part of the life story of his relative Egon was processed by the museum educators Greg Meylan and Kirsten MacFarlane in the form of an internet diary.
literature
- Paul Arnsberg : The Jewish communities in Hesse. Beginning - fall - new beginning . Volume 2, Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 1971/72, ISBN 3-7973-0213-4 . Page 27.
- Walther Killy and Rudolf Vierhaus (eds.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . Volume 9, KG Saur Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, 1996 ISBN 3-598-23163-6 . Page 86.
Individual evidence
- ^ Eugen Schönberger Collection, 1921–1965 of the Center for Jewish History, Manhattan, New York, USA
- ^ Bertha Schönberger in the Find A Grave database
- ↑ a b c Biographical handbook of German-speaking emigration after 1933–1945 . edited by Werner Röder, Herbert A. Strauss, Institute for Contemporary History, Research Foundation for Jewish Immigration, New York; P. 662, online at Google Books
- ^ Johannette "Jenny" Schönberger in the Find A Grave database
- ↑ Laura "Lore" Schönberger in the Find A Grave database
- ↑ Auckland War Memorial Museum : Egon's Diary ( memento of April 7, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on March 16, 2013
Web links
- Eugen Schönberger in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schönberger, Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schierstein on the Rhine |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5th 1970 |
| Place of death | San Francisco , California |