Hermann Arnold (entrepreneur)
Hermann Arnold (born January 1, 1888 in Schorndorf ; † June 7, 1973 there ) was a German brick manufacturer .
Career
Arnold was born on New Year's Day in 1888 in the brickworks in the small town of Schorndorf in Württemberg. He spent his school days in Schorndorf and Korntal . He then completed an apprenticeship as a bricklayer and carpenter in the construction business of Schorndorf's town builder Gottlieb Maier, the father of the later Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, Reinhold Maier . A particularly friendly relationship with Reinhold Maier stems from this time. With the best certificates he came to the Royal Building Trade School in Stuttgart, which he completed with the master's examination.
In the following years he worked as a master builder in Schorndorf and Stuttgart. On behalf of his former teacher, he managed the new building of the Schorndorf brickworks in 1907/08 . When his father and uncle died in quick succession in 1911, he took over the technical management of the brickworks from his uncle, who was co-owner of the company. He began to rationalize the production processes and, especially after the First World War, helped the company to an enormous economic boom, so that the plant soon became one of the most efficient manufacturers of roof tiles in southern Germany. At the end of 1951 he withdrew from operational business.
Awards
- December 16, 1951: Honorary citizen of the community of Weiler / Rems (taken over by the city of Schorndorf when it was incorporated in 1973)
- December 21, 1951: Cross of Merit (Steckkreuz) of the Federal Republic of Germany
- July 27, 1953: Honorary Senator of the Technical University of Stuttgart
literature
- Walter Irion: Memory of Senator Hermann Arnold. In: Heimatblätter. No. 1/1983, pp. 137-138
Web links
- Honorary citizen Hermann Arnold at the city of Schorndorf
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 3, No. 250, December 29, 1951.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arnold, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schorndorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7th 1973 |
| Place of death | Schorndorf |