Hermann Otto Persiehl (entrepreneur, 1859)
Hermann Otto Persiehl (born January 21, 1859 in Hamburg ; † May 2, 1927 ) was a German entrepreneur, politician and member of the Hamburg parliament.
Life
Persiehl spent his school days in Hamburg. He then did an apprenticeship in the book trade at various stations and worked for various publishing houses, most recently in Leipzig at Otto Spamer's publishing house . When his father of the same name died in January 1882, he had to take over his father's book printing company HO Persiehl in Hamburg. Persiehl successfully continued this business and was able to expand the business considerably through acquisitions. While the company had 18 employees at the time of its takeover, in 1900 it already had 200 employees. The company HO Persiehl still exists.
From 1895 to 1919 Persiehl belonged to the Hamburg citizenship .
literature
- Rudolf Schmidt: Persiehl, Hermann Otto . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, p. 12. (mentioned in the father's ADB)
- Hamburger Nachrichten of May 3, 1927
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website of the company HO Persiehl ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on December 31, 2010)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Persiehl, Hermann Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and politician, MdHB |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1927 |