Hanns Porst

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Hanns Porst (born February 9, 1896 in Nuremberg ; † June 6, 1984 there ) was a German entrepreneur and founder of Photo Porst .

The son of a paintbrush maker worked for a law firm and in the city council's office. However, he was particularly interested in photography, and after returning from the First World War, he opened his own shop for cameras in Nuremberg on July 1, 1919. He founded several branches and started building a mail order business in 1925, which enabled him to expand his clientele considerably.

The huge range of catalogs in his lavishly printed pocket book Photohelfer (approx. 250-300 pages), his own house brand HAPO and the possibility of paying in installments gave him a head start over conventional photo shops, so that his company survived the global economic crisis unscathed. As early as 1936 he described his company as "the world's largest photo house". In 1939 Photo Porst employed over 450 people and achieved a turnover of over 10 million Reichsmarks .

Hanns Porst took great care of the social welfare of his employees. He was the first to introduce the five-day week in Nuremberg, built his own employee apartments and company holiday homes and offered generous vacation arrangements.

In 1938 he acquired the (" Aryanized ") games company Spear-Spiele , which was stolen from the Jewish owners and which remained in his possession until it was returned to the Spear family after the war.

After the Second World War, the American occupation authorities temporarily appointed him as mayor in Rückersdorf . In 1948 he rebuilt the photo mail order business. In 1960 he handed the company over to his son Hannsheinz Porst , whom he had already taken on as an equal partner in the company's management in the early 1950s.

His daughter Rosmarie was married to Hugo Mann , the founder of the Möbel Mann and Wertkauf group .

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SURNAME Porst, Hanns
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 1984
Place of death Nuremberg