Henry Theodore Boettinger
Henry Theodore Böttinger (from 1907 von Böttinger ) (born July 10, 1848 in Burton-upon-Trent , England ; † June 9, 1920 in the West Sanatorium in Berlin on the return trip to Arensdorf) was a German industrialist in the chemical industry, a representative of associations and a national liberal Politician.
Live and act
Family and education
In addition to his three daughters Sophie, Marie and Luise, he was the only son of the couple Dr. phil. Heinrich Wilhelm Böttinger (born September 24, 1820 in Heilbronn ; † January 6, 1874 in Würzburg ) and Sophia Maria Elisabeth Christmann (born February 26, 1818 in Altbreisach ; † July 4, 1870 in Cannstatt )
Böttinger studied natural sciences in Freiburg and Würzburg from 1866 to 1870 (his doctorates were both hc: in 1896 from the University of Göttingen , in 1918 from the Technical University of Braunschweig ). After several internships in banking and brewing, he took over the Würzburger Hofbräuhaus in 1874 as an inheritance from his father. In 1878 he married Adele Bayer (* August 26, 1856), the third and youngest daughter of Friedrich Bayer (* June 6, 1825 - May 6, 1880) and Caroline Juliane Hülsenbusch (* March 4, 1829 - January 6, 1899 ). With Adele Bayer he had three children: Friedrich Heinrich, called Friedel (born September 3, 1879), Heinrich Karl Joseph Böttinger , called Heinz (1882–1968), and the later banker Waldemar Friedrich Johannes.
Entrepreneurial action
He achieved his first entrepreneurial successes after taking over the Würzburger Hofbräuhaus as an inheritance from his father. In just 8 years he increased the hectolitre output eightfold and created a prosperous company.
After the death of his father-in-law, he joined the board of the paint factories formerly Friedr. Bayer and Co. a. Together with his brother-in-law Carl Rumpff, as well as Friedrich Bayer junior , Friedrich Weskott junior and Carl Duisberg , Böttinger was largely responsible for turning the paint factories into a global corporation. From 1907 until his death he was chairman of the supervisory board.
In addition, Böttinger was the owner of considerable industrial and capital assets. Among other things, he owned the Arensdorf mansion , now Jarnatów (Poland), formerly in the Oststernberg der Neumark district , near the former town of Königswalde (now Lubniewice (Poland)), which he bought and extensively renovated. The neo-baroque castle still exists today.
Industry stakeholders
Böttinger was active in numerous committees in the interests of the economy. He was a member of the Elberfeld Chamber of Commerce and the executive committee of the German Trade Conference . He was also represented in the executive committee of the Central Association of German Industrialists . He also held leading positions in the chemical industry association and the chemical industry professional association . As the owner of the Würzburger Hofbräuhaus, he was also a member of the German Brewers' Association .
politics
Politically, Böttinger belonged to the national liberal party . However, he resigned from the party in mid-1912 out of indignation over the election of a Social Democratic President of the Reichstag. After a few years of political abstinence, he joined the German Nationalists in 1918. From 1889 to 1909 he was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives as an elected representative of his constituency of Mettmann . In 1907 he was ennobled . Between 1909 and 1918 he belonged to the Prussian mansion on the appointment of King Wilhelm II out of the utmost confidence . From 1911 until his death he was a senator of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society .
Scientific associations
Böttinger was chairman of various scientific organizations. For example, from the "German Electrochemical Society from 1902 Bunsen Society , to which he also donated the Bunsen commemorative coin. He was also chairman of the Göttingen Association for Applied Physics and Mathematics, founded in 1898. For the twentieth anniversary of the association and on his 70th birthday the association honored him with a medal created by the art nouveau artist Max Lange .
He was involved in the formation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, was the second treasurer on the board and was a member of the 20-person senatorial committee.
In 1912 he was elected first chairman of the Scientific Society for Aviation Technology , which later became the Scientific Society for Aviation (WGL) , which he remained until 1919.
He published a travel description of his trip around the world on behalf of Bayer AG under the title “Through 360 degrees of longitude. All around. "
He was made an honorary citizen of Kronenberg , Mettmann , Velbert and Wülfrath . A street in Göttingen, Wuppertal, Velbert and Leverkusen is named after him.
literature
- E. Kloeppel: HT from Böttinger . Obituary. In: Commercial legal protection and copyright . tape 25 , no. 6 , 1920, p. 98-99 .
- Bernhard Mann et al. (Ed.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918 . Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , pp. 74f.
- JW Knoke: Between World Economy and Science. The entrepreneur and economic citizen Henry Theodor von Böttinger 1848–1920. Dissertation. (docserv.uni-duesseldorf.de)
- Gustav Grote: Henry Theodor von Böttinger. In: Heinz Born: Wuppertal biographies. Volume 16, Born Verlag, Wuppertal 1987, ISBN 3-87093-039-X , pp. 7-21.
- Arensdorf. (= Castles and gardens of Neumark. Issue 21). Friends of the Palaces and Gardens of the Mark in the German Society, 2017, ISBN 978-3-941675-94-0 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ludwig Prandtl : Obituary for H. Th. V. Böttinger. In: Zeitschrift für Flugtechnik. 1920, pp. 1-2. (Digitized version)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Böttinger, Henry Theodore |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Böttinger, Henry Theodor von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneurs and politicians (NLP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burton-upon-Trent , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1920 |
| Place of death | Charlottenburg |