Hermann Marwede (businessman)

Hermann Marwede (born March 8, 1878 in Bremen ; † October 24, 1959 there ) was a German businessman and director of Beck & Co.

biography

Marwede was the son of a businessman and partner in the Beck & Co brewery . He completed a business apprenticeship. From 1899 he was employed by his father's company, the imperial brewery. He was used for the export business and overseas connections. In 1909 he became head of the Beck & Co brewery . From 1922 to 1923 he was a member of the plenary session of the Bremen Chamber of Commerce . In 1911 he acquired the Marwede estate , had the Hofmeierhaus and a coach house built in 1912 and, according to plans by Rudolf Alexander Schröder, the Marwede country house (today Hohenkamp house ) until 1924 .

In 1939, the company was in Beck & Co. renamed. Marwede also took over several other Bremen breweries. After the Second World War , beer was not allowed to be brewed again in his company until 1948. The Beck’s brand was sold domestically for the first time in 1949 . Before and after the war, Marwede was a member of various supervisory boards.

The rescue cruiser Hermann Marwede is named after him. The construction of the ship was supported by donations from the Marwede family.

literature

• Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen, Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X .