Franz Schiele
Franz Schiele (born December 22, 1884 in Überlingen , † January 16, 1963 ) was a German entrepreneur. He was the founder of Schiele Industriewerke KG in Hornberg .
Career
Schiele came as the son of the landlords Karl and Anna Schiele, nee Purer to the world. He attended elementary and middle school in Überlingen and then completed a banking apprenticeship at the Black Forest Bank Association in Furtwangen. In the following ten years he worked in various positions in the Black Forest and at the Disconto-Gesellschaft in Berlin. In 1911 he returned to the Black Forest, where he worked as an authorized signatory.
In 1912 he started his own business in Hornberg , in which he accepted Eugen Bruchsaler as an equal partner in 1914 . The company specialized in the manufacture of electrotechnical switchgear, the implementation of drives for speech machines, bicycle lighting and the manufacture of the hydraulic automobile jack RAK .
After the end of the Second World War he was President of the Central Baden Chamber of Commerce and Industry .
Honors
- 1952: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1954: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Appointment to the Commerce Council
- Honorary citizen of the city of Hornberg
- Naming of a street in Hornberg
literature
- Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 2: L-Z. German business publisher, Berlin 1931, DNB 453960294 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schiele, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Überlingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1963 |