Georg Adam Scheid
Georg Adam Scheid (born July 28, 1838 in Schönau (Odenwald) , Baden , † April 3, 1921 in Meran ) was a German-Austrian entrepreneur and jewelry manufacturer.
Life
Scheid was a son of the Schönau master baker (Johann) Daniel Scheid and Elisabeth Heidenreich. He completed a commercial apprenticeship by 1853 and then initially worked in Pforzheim and Stuttgart . In 1858 he went to Vienna and worked there in the workshop of his future father-in-law, the silverware manufacturer and jeweler Michael Markowitsch . Together they founded the OHG Markowitsch & Scheid in 1862 . 20 years later he left the flourishing company and founded a jewelry factory under his name in 1882 and the Georg Adam Scheid`sche Affinerie in 1884 , from which Ögussa later emerged. In 1911 he retired. Scheid was buried in the Protestant cemetery in Simmering . His jewelry work bears the signet "GAS" or "SGA"
literature
- Georg Adam Scheid, a remarkable Viennese silversmith by Schaling, Eric
- J. Mentschl: Scheid Georg Adam. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 62 f. (Direct links on p. 62 , p. 63 ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marriage book Vienna IAB, Vol. 7, Zl. 1867-59
- ↑ Georg Adam Scheid ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Protestant cemetery Simmering.
- ^ Niello silver from Vienna (English), ASCAS.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scheid, Georg Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schoenau , Baden |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1921 |
| Place of death | Meran , South Tyrol |