Heinz Krebs

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Grave in the main cemetery in Freiburg

Heinz Krebs (born December 8, 1906 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † August 11, 2003 there ) was a German banker .

Life

Heinz Krebs came from a banking and merchant family Krebs in Baden. He was the son of the banker Adolf Krebs II (1876-1960) and together with his brother Adolf Krebs III. (1905–) personally liable partner of the banking house JA Krebs in Freiburg im Breisgau , founded in 1721 , which the two brothers took over after the death of their father. He held various supervisory board mandates, such as at the Badenia AG printing company in Karlsruhe. In 1980, after seven generations, the Krebs family withdrew from the management of the JA Krebs bank, which played a decisive role in the development of the Freiburg economic area. The bank was closed on July 12, 1995 due to loan defaults.

In 1952 he was appointed Knight of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Nicola Cardinal Canali and invested in Cologne Cathedral on December 8, 1952 by Lorenz Jaeger , Grand Prior of the German Lieutenancy .

On October 21, 1987 he received the University Medal in bronze from the University of Freiburg .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ University Medal of the University of Freiburg , accessed on August 27, 2013.