Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma

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Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma (born April 30, 1935 ; † September 29, 2020 in Hamburg ) was a German entrepreneur and patron .

Life

Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma was a son of the entrepreneur Hermann Fürchtegott Reemtsma ; Jan Philipp Reemtsma was his cousin. He grew up in Altona and on the family farm near Salzhausen . After graduating from high school and doing a commercial apprenticeship, he worked for several years in the operational management of the family's cigarette company until he took on the role of partner and member of the supervisory board . Since the mid-1960s he worked as a farmer in the Lüneburg Heath and in eastern England. From 1996 he sat as the last family member on the supervisory board of the Reemtsma Group , from which he left in 2002.

In 2005 he had assets of around 800 million euros, making him one of the 36 richest hamburgers. In 2011 he was one of the 500 richest Germans with a fortune of 500 million euros .

Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma was considered to be "public shy". Politically he was close to the CDU .

Act

In memory of his father Hermann Fürchtegott Reemtsma, Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma founded the Hermann Reemtsma Foundation in 1988 , which supports projects by institutions and initiatives in the fields of science, culture and social affairs in Northern Germany. For example, she donated ten million euros for the construction of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg in 2005. For the Belvedere on the Pfingstberg in Potsdam, she financed the restoration of the Pegasus group and the Pomona temple . The Reemtsma Foundation is one of the patrons of the restoration and research of the Altona Jewish Cemetery , a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage Site . With the Hermann Reemtsma Foundation, Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma also supported the restoration of the Stellwagen organ in Stralsund , the construction of the Three Kings Hospital in Neubrandenburg and, most recently, the realignment of the Warburg Institute in London. He was committed to the expansion of the Israelite Hospital in Hamburg , the refurbishment of the former Talmud Torah school and the renovation of the Hohe Weide synagogue . Since 1978 he has been the largest funder and member of the board of trustees of the Hamburger Kunstsammlungen Foundation.

In contrast to other heirs of the Reemtsma Group, he refused direct payment of compensation to former forced laborers who had been employed by the company during World War II, because today's company, Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH , was already making payments to the foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future “ Have done.

honors and awards

In 2004 Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma received the Salomon-Heine badge , which is awarded for “exemplary action for the good of Hamburg”.

In 2007 he was awarded the German Prize for Monument Protection in the form of the Karl-Friedrich-Schinkel-Ring for “his commitment to the preservation of important cultural monuments, especially in Northern Germany”.

In the same year he was one of the first two prize winners - the other was Paul Spiegel - to receive the Herbert-Weichmann-Medal for his financial support in the construction of the new center of the Jewish community in Hamburg , which is located in the building of the old Talmud Torah school . In the laudation, Andreas Wankum, the chairman of the Jewish community at the time, said Reemtsma donated in the interests of the cause and not in his own interest. That makes him a special patron.

Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma was an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Hamburg Art Collections (SHK) .

Because of his commitment to the restoration of the Stellwagen organ in the St. Mary's Church in Stralsund , the Stralsund citizens decided on August 23, 2012 to give Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma the honorary citizenship of the city .

In 2016, Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma was awarded the Maecenas award by the working group of independent cultural institutes for his "versatile commitment that is equally committed to art and culture as well as the common good" .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Senate press office: Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma died. In: hamburg.de. October 2, 2020, accessed October 2, 2020 .
  2. ↑ FOCUS Online: THE CLIENT “LIVES . In: FOCUS Online . ( focus.de [accessed on March 6, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Search . In: Lebensmittelzeitung.net . ( Lebensmittelzeitung.net [accessed March 6, 2018]).
  4. ↑ http://hamburg.verdi.de/service_hh/aktiv_hh/download/data/061031_Handout-Reichtum-Armut.pdf  ( 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.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / hamburg.verdi.de  
  5. ↑ Tanja Stelzer: Struggle of the metropolises. In: Der Tagesspiegel from December 12, 2005
  6. ↑ Person - Herman-Hinrich Reemtsma - Political Database - Party Financing - Party Donations - Party Financing. Retrieved March 6, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Jens Jessen: Don't forget Adorno's tie. In: Die Zeit of March 9, 2006
  8. ^ Hans-Joachim Giersberg: Yearbook of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg 1993–2000. Volume 3, Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-05-003716-4 , p. 227.
  9. ↑ Jewish life instead of dead walls. In: Die Welt from June 10, 2007
  10. ↑ World cultural heritage Altona Jewish cemetery
  11. ^ Frank Keil: Study "Reemtsma in the Crimea". The Hamburg war profiteers . In: The daily newspaper (taz) . September 26, 2011, ISSN  0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed March 6, 2018]).
  12. ↑ Book presentation at the Peace Research Group
  13. ↑ Report at welt.de
  14. ↑ Monument protection prize for patron Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma . In: THE WORLD . November 20, 2007 ( welt.de [accessed March 6, 2018]).
  15. ^ Hermann-Hinrich Reemtsma receives "Karl-Friedrich-Schinkel-Ring" . ( Abendblatt.de [accessed on March 6, 2018]).
  16. ↑ Report to Zentralratdjuden.de
  17. ↑ "The Jewish Community is back home". In: Hamburger Abendblatt from June 11, 2007
  18. ↑ Exclusive insight for Runge's great-great-great-grandson , Hamburger Abendblatt December 2, 2010
  19. ^ Ulrich Luckhardt: Art for Hamburg. From loud to quiet. 50 years of the foundation for the Hamburg art collections. Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-938002-21-2 ; P. 19 f.
  20. ^ Ostsee-Zeitung , Stralsund edition, February 27, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Reemtsma, Hermann-Hinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur and patron
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1935
DATE OF DEATH 29th September 2020
Place of death Hamburg