Hans C. Otto

Hans C. Otto (born September 7, 1879 in Johanngeorgenstadt ; † September 8, 1929 in Vienna ) was a German glove manufacturer .

Life

He was the son of the Jewish glove factory owner Levi Cohn (1836–1915) and Anna geb. Otto (1854-1924). Since his father had already applied to change the family name, he received the mother's maiden name. His father, a knight of the Albrechts Order, First Class, founded the ice cream glove industry in Johanngeorgenstadt in 1868. More than 900 people worked in his factory. In 1909, however, bankruptcy proceedings had to be opened via the traditional L. Cohn glove factory. It became the property of Steinberger & Kalisher in Berlin , New York and San Francisco , the world's largest glove company at the time. Hans Otto's father then retired. His son took over the glove factory Pincus & Otto in 1913 and worked as managing director of Fiima La Tosca, Handschuhfabrik GmbH Johanngeorgenstadt , whose head office was in London and which, in addition to the factories in Johanngeorgenstadt (Glacé leather dyeing works in Schallergasse, glove makers Georgistraße and office at Bahnhofstraße / corner of Markt), also had a factory Operated in Worcester . In 1913 his company supplied the goatskin bridal gloves to the imperial daughter Viktoria Luise von Prussia .

Hans Otto died one day after his 50th birthday, which he celebrated in Vienna.

Honors

A street in Johanngeorgenstadt was named after him. In 1919 the city council decided to build a memorial for Levi Cohn and his family in the cemetery, which was inaugurated in 1921. Hans Otto found his final resting place there in 1929 at the side of his parents. The Hans-Otto-Heim on Eibenstocker Straße was used as a Red Cross depot until 1933 . The Otto Villa in Unteren Gasse was used as a holiday home until 1990.

Web links

• Otto Villa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.johanngeorgenstadt.de/index.php?id=joh_chr_2010
2. ↑ http://www.alemannia-judaica.de/sachsen_friedhoefe.htm#*Johanngeorgenstadt%20%28ASZ%29