Hans Tenhaeff
Hans Tenhaeff (born April 25, 1879 in Tönisberg ; † January 13, 1955 in Straelen ) was a German businessman in the agricultural sector. At his instigation, the Straelen growers' auction was founded, the first of its kind in Germany and from which today's horticultural cooperative Landgard emerged .
Life
Hans Tenhaeff was born as the youngest child of the master watchmaker and organist Theodor Tenhaeff and his wife Katharina Gertrud Tenhaeff. After attending the local elementary school and doing an office apprenticeship in Moers , he completed his military service. He then worked for a shipping company in Ruhrort , whereupon he started his own timber business. In 1909 he relocated it to Straelen, the birthplace of his wife, where the company was expanded to include a sawmill and a box-making shop over the next few years.
In 1910 he began his long-term commitment in the Straelen community and in professional associations by founding a fruit and horticultural association in Straelen. After his election to the municipal council in 1913, he first organized the local fruit and horticultural associations at the district level in order to deliver vegetables to the Ruhr area via a joint auction based on the Dutch model. As early as June 1914, there was a first German producer auction to improve sales for small producers. He led over the clubs in vegetable modern, intensive farming methods on by the real division between small farms about glass houses and initiated the establishment of the establishment for vegetable in Straelen, which now geographically largest gardening site. The success led to an expansion of agriculture and horticulture on the Lower Rhine combined with an expansion of the cooperative fruit and vegetable distribution, whereupon in 1922 he became chairman of the provincial association of commercial, fruit and vegetable growers for the Rhine province.
Awards
Agriculture Minister Heinrich Lübke presented Tenhaeff with the Cross of Merit for the Federal Republic of Germany on September 17, 1952 . On April 25, 1954, the city of Straelen awarded Tenhaeff honorary citizenship .
The Provincial Association of German Fruit and Vegetable Growers donated the Hans Tenhaeff Medal in 1983 to commemorate and honor Tenhaeff's special achievements. In Straelen, the street was named for the then auction hall and the horticultural center and vocational college in Hans-Tenhaeff-Straße.
literature
- Aloys Schlütter: Hans Tenhaeff - a native of Tönisberg who left his mark . In: Tönisberger Heimatblätter issue 11, 2009
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Tenhaeff in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ The founder of agribusiness. Rheinische Post, September 13, 2013, accessed on April 10, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tenhaeff, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman in the agricultural sector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tönisberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1955 |
| Place of death | Straelen |