Hermann von Rautenkranz
Hermann von Rautenkranz (born July 28, 1883 in Winsen (Aller) , † December 24, 1973 in Puerto de la Cruz ) was a German entrepreneur.
Career
Rautenkranz was born as the son of an oil industrialist. After training and initial practical experience, he founded a company named after him for oil production in Celle in 1912 . The Internationale Tiefbohr AG ( ITAG ) emerged from it. The German oil industry owes him numerous innovations. Hermann von Rautenkranz was buried in the city cemetery of Celle .
Honors
- 1953: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1963: Great Cross of Merit of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit
literature
- International Biographical Archive 46/1977
- Susanne Abel: Rautenkranz, Hermann von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-428-11202-4 , p. 215 f. ( Digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rautenkranz, Hermann von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winsen (Aller) |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24th 1973 |
| Place of death | Puerto de la Cruz |