Hermann Winterling
Hermann Gustav Winterling (born March 26, 1906 in Rehau ; † August 11, 2008 ) was a German entrepreneur.
Career
Winterling was born as the son of the cattle dealer Eduard Winterling and Katharina, nee Wölfel, born. In 1903, grandfather Georg Adam Winterling acquired the porcelain factory Drechsel & Strobel in Marktleuthen , which his son Heinrich Winterling ran. In 1906 another location was established, Gebr. Winterling OHG in Röslau . Little by little, all of the siblings were integrated into the family business. In 1907 Eduard also switched to porcelain production in Röslau.
After graduating from high school, Hermann Winterling studied economics at the University of Munich from 1925 to 1929 . Then he joined his uncle's porcelain factory, Heinrich Winterling in Marktleuthen. With his death in 1930 he received individual power of attorney and worked in the Marktleuthen factory until 1946. In 1936 he also became a partner in the subsidiary Oscar Schaller & Co. Nachf. In Schwarzenbach an der Saale , and in 1939 he took over the commercial management in Röslau. In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, Hermann Winterling received his doctorate from the University of Munich in 1948 on the subject of "The economic constitution of the Bavarian porcelain industry". In 1949 he took over the management of the Windischeschenbach site (with the “Eschenbach” brand ), and from 1957 he also looked after the plant in Kirchenlamitz . Finally, from 1969 onwards, he managed the sixth location of the Winterling Group, the porcelain factory Bruchmühlbach ("Rheinpfalz hard porcelain").
After the death of his uncle Ferdinand Winterling in 1967, Hermann Winterling took the helm of the family company. In 1983/84 he resigned from the management of the various locations, but remained active in an advisory capacity in Röslau and the Schaller factories until 1988.
He represented professional interests as President of the Ceramic Industry Working Group and Vice President of the Bayreuth Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He was also a member of the executive committee of the Federation of German Industries .
Hermann Winterling senior had been with Anneliese, born in 1937. Hopfmüller, married. The couple had a daughter and a son: the stock corporation lawyer Hermann Winterling junior succeeded them as chairman of the stock corporation . At that time, the company had risen to become the fourth largest porcelain manufacturer in Germany through acquisitions before it had to file for bankruptcy in September 1999.
Honors
- 1976: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Honorary President of the Ceramic Industry Working Group
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1986: Honorary citizen of Kirchenlamitz
Web links
- Things are steadily improving, but in the end all dreams will burst. On the history of the Winterling-Porzellan company, Frankenpost, December 11, 2007, accessed on March 5, 2014
- Gebr. Winterling Overview of the group history, with floor brands of the locations (English)
literature
Beatrix Münzer-Glas: Founding families. Starting families. A contribution to the history of the porcelain industry in Northeast Bavaria (publications and catalogs of the German Porcelain Museum, vol. 75). Hohenberg 2002, ISBN 3-927793-74-4 , pp. 258-314.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Upper Franconian Economy 4/2006 (PDF; 2.2 MB) , page 13
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winterling, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Winterling, Hermann Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rehau |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 2008 |