Franz Mack

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Statue of Franz Mack in Europa Park

Franz Mack (born March 7, 1921 in Waldkirch ; † October 3, 2010 in Rust ) was a German entrepreneur .

After attending primary school, he learned the trade of car and body builder. After his apprenticeship, he passed the master's examination in this profession. In 1958, he and two brothers took over Mack GmbH & Co in Waldkirch, which deals with the development and production of amusement park attractions. With his son Roland Mack , he founded Europa-Park in Rust in 1975 . He co-designed many of the Europa-Park attractions, including Eurosat (1989) and Euro-Mir (1997).

In addition to his work in his own company, Mack was also active in various committees, such as a member of the standards committee for the temporary structures of the TÜV .

Franz Mack was married to Liesel Mack from 1948 until her death in 2004 and has two sons, Roland and Jürgen Mack .

He died on the night of October 3, 2010 in Rust at the age of 89.

Honors

  • Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (1984)
  • Lorenz Werthmann Medal from Caritas (1991)
  • Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (1997)
  • Honorary citizen of the community of Rust (2001)
  • Medal of Merit in Gold of the City of Waldkirch (2006)
  • IAAPA Hall of Fame (2006)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Europapark founder Franz Mack died Stuttgarter Zeitung , October 4, 2010
  2. ↑ Medal for the Mack brothers  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.galerie-ortenau.de  
  3. ↑ "On October 20, 2006 Franz Mack received the Golden Merit Medal of the City of Waldkirch for his entrepreneurial services to the Mack Rides company and his outstanding social commitment." Europa-Park company website of January 5, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Mack, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur, founder of Europa-Park
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Waldkirch
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 2010
Place of death Rust