Hermann Ohlthaver

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Hermann Ohlthaver (* 1883 in Germany , † 1979 in South Africa ) was a German-Namibian entrepreneur in what was then the German protected area of German South West Africa .

Together with Carl List, Ohlthaver was the founder of what is today (as of June 2017) the largest private company in the country, the Ohlthaver & List Group of Companies . However, Ohlthaver left the joint company five years after it was founded in 1924.

Trivia

The Hermann Ohlthaver Trust , which is primarily committed to education, and the Hermann Ohlthaver Institute for Aeronomy at Rhodes University have existed in South Africa since 1972 . In addition, the ballrooms of old people's homes in Windhoek and Pretoria are named after Hermann Ohlthaver.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ernst Georg Heinrich Hermann Blohm Papers. German Africana Collection, UNISA, p. 1.
  2. ^ Aeronomy. Rhodes University. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Projects, lecture hall. Susanne-Grau-Heim. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  4. ^ German women's association in Pretoria. German retirement home Pretoria. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Ohlthaver, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Namibian entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Germany
DATE OF DEATH 1979
Place of death South Africa