Felix Scheder-Bieschin (manager, 1899)

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Felix Scheder-Bieschin (born October 22, 1899 , † September 2, 1940 at sea) was a German economic manager , naval officer and regatta sailor .

Life

Information board with the results of the Olympic sailing competitions in 1936 at the Düsternbrook sports boat harbor in Kiel, the then "Olympic harbor "

After serving in the Imperial Navy , Scheder-Bieschin studied law and economics . After initial activities, including at Possehl in Lübeck , he became managing director of the Nordseewerke in Emden in 1934 . From April 1, 1937 until his death he was chairman of the board of Howaldtswerke AG in Kiel, until 2012 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW).

In 1936 he was an Olympic participant in the sailing competitions off Kiel with the crew of the 8mR racing yacht Germania III and won the bronze medal.

As corvette captain of the reserve, Felix Scheder-Bieschin fell on September 2, 1940 on the return journey from Norway by a torpedo attack.

His son is the German entrepreneur and ocean sailor of the same name, Felix Scheder-Bieschin (* 1929).

literature

  • Christian Ostersehlte: From Howaldt to HDW. Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-78220916-8 .

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personal data
SURNAME Scheder-Bieschin, Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German economic manager, naval officer and regatta sailor
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1899
DATE OF DEATH September 2, 1940
Place of death at sea