Hermann Henschel
Hermann Henschel (born December 12, 1843 in Luckenwalde , † October 12, 1918 in Lichterfelde ) was a German inventor .
Life
Henschel was a master bookbinder and founded a bookbindery in Luckenwalde in 1867 . In addition to his original job, he also ran a jewelry store .
Henschel developed various food packaging . His greatest success, however, was the production of paper plates for the first time, dated 1867 . He is also credited with inventing the cardboard prick pot . For the establishment of his paper plate factory in Luckenwalde he received a loan of 200 thalers from his father .
The factory founded by Henschel still exists today under the name Luckenwalder Tüten- und Papptellerfabrik GmbH in Luckenwalde. Since 1998 this has belonged to the Wuppertal company Dr. Rösler & Weiss KG .
A few years ago, his great-granddaughter handed over various documents from the hitherto almost forgotten life of Hermann Henschel to the Luckenwalder Heimatmuseum.
literature
- Without Luckenwalde there would be no McDonald’s . In: Berliner Zeitung , January 2, 2008
- The paper plate is an obligation, invention from 1867 is still produced in Luckenwalde today . (PDF; 30 kB) In: Märkische Allgemeine , November 8, 2007
- It's all made of cardboard. Hermann Henschel invented the cardboard dishes . (PDF; 6.42 MB). In: point 3 . DB, Berlin, issue 15/2010, p. 18.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heinz Schmidt-Bachem : From paper. A cultural and economic history of the paper processing industry in Germany . de Gruyter, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-023607-1 , p. 548.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henschel, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luckenwalde |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1918 |
| Place of death | Lichterfelde |