Heinrich Dammann
Heinrich Dammann (born September 3, 1924 in Söhlde ; † March 27, 2013 ) was a German entrepreneur and local politician.
Life
In 1946 Dammann joined the CDU , in 1948 he became a council member and community director of the Söhlder local government. Until 1996 he was a council member. From 1952 to 1960 he was a member of the district committee of the Lower Saxony rural community assembly.
In 1955 Dammann founded the United Kreidewerke Dammann KG , which currently has factories in Söhlde, Lägerdorf ( Schleswig-Holstein ) and Klementelvitz on Rügen ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ).
His wife had the rare Old High German given name Ortrud (1924-2014).
In 1991 the Dammann couple founded the Heinrich Dammann Foundation to promote church and secular youth work with 100,000 DM . In the following years they increased the foundation's assets considerably. The foundation is one of the largest church foundations in Germany that promote youth work.
Awards
- 1980: Federal Cross of Merit, First Class
- 2009: First honorary citizen of Söhlde
- Honorary chairman of the gymnastics and sports club
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Obituaries , in: Online edition of the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung from April 3, 2013. Retrieved on April 17, 2013.
- ^ Website of the Heinrich Dammann Foundation , accessed on April 4, 2013
- ^ Website of the Heinrich Dammann Foundation , accessed on April 4, 2013
- ^ Obituary by Ortrud Dammann , in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, December 23, 2014, accessed on December 24, 2014
- ↑ Between courage and humility ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung of October 21, 2009
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dammann, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Söhlde |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 2013 |