Fritz Funke (businessman)
Fritz Funke (born October 14, 1888 in Essen , † October 14, 1975 in Hamburg ) was a German businessman and chairman of the board of the Actien beer brewery in Essen an der Ruhr .
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Fritz Funke was born in Essen as the son of the industrialist and secret councilor Carl Funke . He attended the Helmholtz grammar school in Essen and graduated from high school in 1908. This was followed by studies at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn .
After the death of his father in 1912, Fritz Funke took over the extensive inheritance at the age of 24. After 1930 he concentrated the family fortune entirely on the brewing industry. He became the main shareholder in the Actien beer brewery founded by his grandfather Fritz Funke in Essen, which was called Aktien-Brauerei Carl Funke AG in 1939 and, from 1963, Stern-Brauerei.
Between 1919 and 1932 and from 1936 onwards, Fritz Funke was chairman of the supervisory board of the brewery company, which was important at the time, and which he expanded by integrating other breweries and beverage companies.
Fritz Funke was buried in the Ostfriedhof in Essen .
literature
- Erwin Dickhoff: Essen heads . Ed .: City of Essen - Historical Association for City and Monastery of Essen. Klartext-Verlag, Essen 2015, ISBN 978-3-8375-1231-1 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Funke, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman, chairman of the supervisory board |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1975 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |