Gustav Adler

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Grave of the Adler family in the main cemetery in Freiburg

Gustav Adler (born June 26, 1891 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † January 18, 1963 ) was a German businessman, association official and local politician.

Career

He was the son of the Freiburg merchant and city councilor Gustav Adler (1857-1928) and his wife Mathilde (née Zipfel, 1861-1922). After completing secondary school, Adler attended the technical center for the textile industry in Reutlingen and then worked as a textile merchant and, from 1928, as owner of his parents' textile company "Woll-Adler" in Freiburg.

Adler was chairman of the center faction in the Freiburg citizens' committee until 1933 . After he was brought into line , he retained his mandate and remained in the citizens' committee until it was repealed on March 6, 1934. After the failed attempt on Hitler's death on July 20, 1944 , he was temporarily imprisoned.

After the Second World War , Adler was President of the Baden Retail Association , Vice President from 1961, and a member of the Presidium Council at the federal level. From 1946 to 1950 he was President of the Freiburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry , then its Vice-President. From 1953 he was again a city councilor in Freiburg for the CDU .

Gustav Adler was married to Hedwig (née Bitzenhofer, 1901–1988). The couple had four children.

Honors

literature

  • Walter Habel (Ed.): Who is who? The German Who's Who . 14th edition. Arani, Berlin 1962, p. 6.
  • Horst G. Kliemann, Stephen S. Taylor: Who's who in Germany. Vol. 1. Intercontinental Book and Publishing Co., New York; Oldenbourg, Munich 1956, p. 6
  • One hundred years of Woll-Adler. Hundred years of customer service. 1848-1948. From the history of a textile house. Freiburg 1948

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The last democratically elected city councils 1930-1933 (Citizens' Committee) (PDF; 41 kB), City of Freiburg
  2. ↑ Gerd R. Ueberschär : Freiburg in the air war 1939-1945. Ploetz, Freiburg / Br. Würzburg 1990, ISBN 978-3-87640-332-8 , p. 172, limited preview in the Google book search
  3. ↑ Baden-Württemberg 1961, p. 63, limited preview in the Google book search
  4. ↑ Baden-Württemberg 1959, p. 61, limited preview in the Google book search
  5. ^ Werner Köhler: Freiburg i. Br. 1945–1949, political life and experiences in the post-war period. City archive, Freiburg im Breisgau 1987, ISBN 978-3-923272-21-1 , p. 283
personal data
SURNAME Adler, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German businessman, association functionary and local politician (center, CDU)
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Breisgau
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 1963