Hermann Spamer
Hermann Spamer (born June 3, 1830 in Hermannstein near Wetzlar; † November 5, 1905 in Gießen ) was a German manager in the coal and steel industry .
Life
Spamer, son of a pastor, studied natural sciences at the University of Giessen in 1858 , where he was a member of the Corps Teutonia . Not satisfied with his choice of subject, he initially practiced in various mines and smelters and finally switched to the mining subject in the winter semester of 1861/1862 by taking up studies at the Freiberg Mining Academy, where he joined the Corps Franconia . In 1863/1864 he studied iron and steel engineering at the University of Leoben . Here he joined the Corps Tauriscia.
Spamer joined the Ilseder Hütte in 1867 as technical director , which under his leadership grew considerably. From 1868 he was also a member of the company's board of directors. He introduced the fluorspar process in 1871 and the Thomas process in 1879 . The production of the Ilseder blast furnaces increased tenfold under Spamer's leadership. In 1898 he joined as director in retirement . In 1899 he was elected to the company's board of directors. He had been a member of the supervisory board of the Peiner Walzwerk since around 1875/1876.
literature
- Horst-Ulrich Textor: Freiberg Corps students in Leoben . In: Einst und Jetzt, yearbook of the Association for Corporate Student History Research, Volume 43 (1998), pp. 311–321.
- Wilhelm Treue : The history of the Ilseder hut . Peine 1960.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Otto Noll: The Corps Tauriscia to Leoben. 1862-1866 . In: Einst und Jetzt, yearbook of the Association for Corpsstudentische Geschichtsforschung , Volume 19 (1974), pp. 151–158, here: p. 157.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spamer, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manager in the coal and steel industry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hermannstein near Wetzlar |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th November 1905 |
| Place of death | to water |