Hermann Frank (entrepreneur)

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Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm Frank (born August 31, 1871 in Hamburg ; † November 16, 1941 there ) was a German businessman and housing contractor.

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Gravestone for Hermann Frank, Ohlsdorf cemetery
(with an implied Frank settlement)

Hermann Frank was the son of a Hamburg cardboard box manufacturer. After attending the Matthias-Claudius-Realgymnasium and a commercial apprenticeship, he became a board member of the German National Handicrafts Association . Frank was chairman of the Gartenstadt-Gesellschaft Wandsbek founded in 1910 and was one of the founding members of the non-profit building association in Altona-Ottensen. The Steenkamp settlement in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld was created with his help .

In 1918 he worked in the Kriegerheimstätten movement and took over the post of director of Gagfah , which operates across Germany . In 1925 he founded the Hermann und Paul Frank settlement construction company together with his brother Paul Frank , who was an architect . The company then concentrated on the construction of small apartments and became known for housing developments in Barmbek-Nord , the Jarrestadt and in Dulsberg . These were inexpensive arcade houses with modern equipment.

During the time of National Socialism , the Frank brothers concentrated on building small houses. This included the Frank'sche Siedlung in Klein Borstel , built from 1935 onwards . In 1939 the brothers participating in Kiel district Elmschenhagen a garden city in the building on behalf of the Navy.

The entrepreneur, who had taken up ideas of the National Socialists because of his German-national attitude in housing construction, died on November 16, 1941 in his hometown.

Honors

In addition to the Frank settlement in Klein Borstel, the Frankring in Hamburg-Volksdorf has been named after the Frank brothers since 1957 .

Publications

Hermann Frank published numerous writings. In 1910 he created the brochure Das Eigenheim and the Gartenstadt-Gesellschaft Wandsbek . Together with Hans Bechly, he published The Home of the Employees in 1918 . A memorandum on the possibility of improving the housing conditions of those insured by the Reich Insurance Company for employees by building small houses . In addition, numerous publications describe Frank's construction projects.

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personal data
SURNAME Frank, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Frank, Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German businessman and housing contractor
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 1941
Place of death Hamburg