Gustav Vischer
Gustav Vischer (* July 10, 1846 Almersbach ; † March 6, 1920 Stuttgart-Cannstatt ) was managing director of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) in Cannstatt and the first chairman of the Association of German Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDMI) .
Vischer, who came from a pastors' household in Mundelsheim , was appointed by Max Duttenhofer in 1891 as commercial director to head the newly founded DMG. He headed it from 1900 to 1910. Until his death in 1920 he was a member of the supervisory board of DMG.
In 1901 he and other directors of the automotive industry founded the Association of German Motor Vehicle Industrialists ( VDMI , now the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)), and was elected its first chairman.
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SURNAME | Vischer, Gustav |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manager, CEO of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1846 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Almersbach |
DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1920 |
Place of death | Stuttgart-Cannstatt |