Gerhard Margrave
Gerhard Markgraf (* July 7, 1929 ; † September 29, 2012 ) was a German building contractor.
Career
Markgraf completed his studies with a degree in engineering. After his father's death in 1965, he took over W. Markgraf GmbH & Co KG and built it up into the largest construction company in the region.
From 1993 to 1997 he was President of the Bavarian Construction Industry Association . Like his father, he was a member of the Old Prague Landsmannschaft Egerländer Landtag et Oppavia zu Munich in the CC .
Honors
- 1979: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1984: Honorary citizen of the Immenreuth community
- 1984: Medal of Honor from the Chamber of Commerce Upper Franconia
- 1986: Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1986: Honorary Senator of the University of Bayreuth
- 1996: Honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Munich
- 2002: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Bayreuth medal in gold
- Honorary member of the board of the Bavarian Construction Industry Association
Web links
- Gerhard Markgraf is dead , in: Nordbayerischer Kurier, October 4, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Margrave, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German building contractor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1929 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th September 2012 |