Hans-Otto Schümann

German Admiral's Cup winners: (from left) Hans-Otto Schümann (Rubin), Illbruck (Pinta), Schütz (Container), 1993

These hull models show the various shapes of the rubies with which Schümann sailed

Hans-Otto Schümann (born December 4, 1916 in Hamburg ; † September 21, 2014 there ) was a German entrepreneur , ocean sailor and sailing official.

Sailors

All 16 yachts from Hans-Otto Schümann were named Rubin . In 1973, 1985 and 1993 he won the Admiral's Cup with his boat Rubin as part of the German team . Schümann was a member of the Hamburg Sailing Club (HSC) and was chairman of the HSC from 1958 to 1999, then honorary chairman and until his death in 2014 a commodore . He was Vice President from 1956 to 1969 and 1973 to 1984, President of the German Sailing Association from 1985 to 1993 , and then Honorary President until his death in 2014.

Entrepreneur

Schümann studied chemistry at the University of Karlsruhe , but had to break off his studies to take over his father's company . After the Second World War , he built Hans-Otto Schümann GmbH & Co. KG into a leading manufacturer of Vaseline and paraffin in Europe. The company was taken over in 2003 by the South African company Sasol , but Schürmann remained managing director until 2005 . In 2008, the EU competition authority imposed a fine of 318 million euros on Sasol, the legal successor of Schümann's company, for a wax cartel . The price agreements are said to have been initiated by him during his time as managing director.

Awards

Silver bay leaf
Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class 1978
Honorary President of the German Sailing Association
Member of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes , Isle of Wight , England, as the second German to date after Kaiser Wilhelm II.

literature

Caroline-M. Wierig, Peter Neumann: Rubin. Hans-Otto Schümann. An extraordinary sailing life. Delius Klasing Verlag , 2001, ISBN 978-3-7688-1286-3 (200 pages).

Web links

Image: 11 KR Yacht Rubin by Hans-Otto Schümann, 1957 , shipyard: Abeking & Rasmussen

Individual evidence

↑ Obituary notice of Hans-Otto Robert Schümann. Doolia.de, accessed on January 14, 2020 .
^ Getty Images: Action during the Admiral's Cup in Hayling Bay, circa 1993. RUBIN in the foreground , accessed on February 6, 2020

↑ Hamburg Sailing Club, History , accessed on January 27, 2020

↑ Stefan Nestler: Sailing legend Hans-Otto Schümann is dead . In: Deutsche Welle . September 22, 2014 ( dw.com [accessed January 12, 2020]).

↑ Uwe Prieser: Wherever he sails, there is also wind . In: Zeit Online . July 26, 1991 ( zeit.de [accessed January 12, 2020]).

↑ Helmut Hauschild and Sönke Iwersen: Head of the wax mafia: Admiral's Cup winner Schümann . In: Handelsblatt . October 2, 2008 ( handelsblatt.com [accessed January 12, 2020]).

↑ ^a ^b ^c January Plagmann: Congratulations - Hans-Otto Schümann turns 90 years old . In: Yacht Online . December 4, 2006 ( yacht.de [accessed January 12, 2020]).

personal data
SURNAME	Schümann, Hans-Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German entrepreneur, sailing athlete and official
DATE OF BIRTH	4th December 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH	September 21, 2014
Place of death	Hamburg

[1] Obituary notice of Hans-Otto Robert Schümann. Doolia.de, accessed on January 14, 2020 .

[2] Getty Images: Action during the Admiral's Cup in Hayling Bay, circa 1993. RUBIN in the foreground , accessed on February 6, 2020

[3] Hamburg Sailing Club, History , accessed on January 27, 2020

[dw-4] Stefan Nestler: Sailing legend Hans-Otto Schümann is dead . In: Deutsche Welle . September 22, 2014 ( dw.com [accessed January 12, 2020]).

[zeit-5] Uwe Prieser: Wherever he sails, there is also wind . In: Zeit Online . July 26, 1991 ( zeit.de [accessed January 12, 2020]).

[handel-6] Helmut Hauschild and Sönke Iwersen: Head of the wax mafia: Admiral's Cup winner Schümann . In: Handelsblatt . October 2, 2008 ( handelsblatt.com [accessed January 12, 2020]).

[silber-7] January Plagmann: Congratulations - Hans-Otto Schümann turns 90 years old . In: Yacht Online . December 4, 2006 ( yacht.de [accessed January 12, 2020]).