Gerhard Schoeller
Gerhard Georg Schoeller (born June 26, 1886 in Neu Kaliss ; † October 24, 1970 ) was a German paper manufacturer.
Life
Gerhard Schoeller was born as the son of the Osnabrück paper manufacturer Felix Schoeller . After graduating from the Osnabrück Ratsgymnasium, he studied at the universities of Munich and Freiburg and the TH Darmstadt . In Freiburg he became a member of the Corps Hasso-Borussia in 1906 . In 1913 he became co-owner and commercial director of the Felix Schoeller junior company, a fine paper factory in Burg Gretsch near Osnabrück, which he expanded into an international company. After the Second World War, he was able to obtain the necessary permits and raw material allocations from the British occupation authorities in August 1945 in order to be able to resume operations.
In the First World War, Schoeller first took part as a front-line officer and later as head of the paper section of the War Resources Department of the War Ministry. In the inter-war period he was the 2nd deputy president of the Association of German Paper Manufacturers. V. and was a member of the governing bodies of other industry-specific trade associations. In 1939 he resigned from his office. After the Second World War he was President of the Osnabrück Chamber of Commerce and Industry until 1950 .
Schoeller was a sponsor of the Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra and other musical institutions in Osnabrück.
Awards
- 1950: Appointment as honorary senator of the TH Darmstadt .
- 1956: Awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Name of Gerhard-Schoeller-Straße in Osnabrück
literature
- Schoeller, Gerhard, Georg. In: Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 2: L-Z. Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1931, DNB 453960294 , p. 1687.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1930, 32 , 253
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schoeller, Gerhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schoeller, Gerhard Georg (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German paper manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Kaliss |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1970 |