Franz Groeppel
Franz Gröppel (born January 24, 1856 in Heringhausen ; † March 9, 1923 ) was a German entrepreneur .
Gröppel initially worked as a designer in Carl Lührig's engineering office . In 1897, he founded a factory for spare parts in Hofstede near Bochum, and later also plants for coal processing , the machine factory for processing and mining systems . He was the father of Karl Gröppel , who later became the director of WEDAG, which emerged from his father's company .
literature
- Clemens Kreuzer: Expressionism in Bochum. A vision and a scandal. The history of the Gröppel collection. In: Bochumer Punkte , No. 32 (July 2014), pages 17–35.
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| SURNAME | Gröppel, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heringhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1923 |