Hans Leonhard Hammerbacher

Hans Leonhard Hammerbacher (born May 11, 1893 in Nuremberg ; † July 17, 1964 in Kronberg im Taunus ) was President of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) from 1954 to 1956 .

Life

Hammerbacher graduated from high school in Würzburg in 1912 and then studied law and economics in Würzburg and Munich . After receiving his doctorate in 1918, he worked as managing director of the Robert Stich book printing company in Nuremberg and as a board member of Dr. Eysler Verlagsgesellschaft or as managing director of Vogue publishing in Berlin . In 1934 he finally moved to Mannheim , where he worked for Brown, Boweri & Cie. AG (BBC) initially as a board member, 1945–1958 then as chairman of the board. In this position and as President of the Mannheim Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he played a decisive role in the reconstruction of industry in the Rhine-Neckar region after the Second World War , not least because of his early contact with the American occupation forces. From 1954 to 1956 Hammerbacher was President of the German Industry and Trade Congress. In his era, the new IHK building was built in Mannheim L1. The IHK appointed him honorary president, the DIHT an honorary member of the board.

Hammerbacher's grave in Mannheim

He was married to Cornelia Aisinmann, who died at the Kronberg retirement home and was buried there. His grave in Mannheim's main cemetery is a large-scale epitaph with a wide frame, consisting of shell limestone with ammonite inclusions.

Honors

In 1953, on his 60th birthday, Hammerbacher was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany , the Schiller plaque of the city of Mannheim and the honorary senator degrees of the Mannheim Business School and the University of Heidelberg . On January 24, 1957, the city of Mannheim awarded Hammerbacher an honorary citizen , as he played a decisive role in the reconstruction of the city of Mannheim and its economy . In 1958 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Mannheim Business School and was awarded the Great Cross of Merit with a star.

literature

• Ulrich Nieß , Michael Caroli (ed.), The highest distinction in the city - portrait of 42 honorary citizens of Mannheim, Mannheim 2002.

Individual evidence

1. ^ W. Münkel: Die Friedhöfe in Mannheim (SVA, 1992) p. 96.

Web links

• Literature by and about Hans Leonhard Hammerbacher in the catalog of the German National Library
• The Mannheim Chamber of Commerce during the occupation period 1945-1949. Key organization in the reconstruction of Mannheim's economy (PDF file; 2.02 MB)