Gottlieb Frowein
Gottlieb Frowein (born September 17, 1827 , † April 27, 1907 in Bergerhof near Radevormwald , North Rhine-Westphalia ) was a German entrepreneur and manufacturer .
Life
In 1857, Frowein founded the Frowein file factory in Bergerhof , which was the oldest metalworking company in Radevormwald for a long time and has only been located in Hilden as Frowein, Schulz & Braun GmbH since 1999 .
In addition to rasps and files , the company built file cutting machines that weighed tons and were exported worldwide. The son Hermann Frowein was also a co-founder of the other Bergerhof companies Bismarckwerk and Titan-Elektromotoren .
Frowein was married to Emma geb. Berger (born May 14, 1829 - December 23, 1892).
Honors
Frowein received the honorary citizenship of Bad Kissingen in 1894 , probably because of his very frequent visits to the spa town. In Radevormwald the Froweinstrasse and the Froweinpark are named after him.
Web links
- Explanation on Froweinstrasse ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Short company history
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frowein, Gottlieb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manufacturer and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1827 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1907 |
| Place of death | Bergerhof near Radevormwald , North Rhine-Westphalia |