Jöns Lahmann

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Jöns Lahmann (born January 12, 1926 in Hamburg ; † July 22, 2019 ) was a German civil engineer and entrepreneur as well as a tennis player .

Life

Jöns Lahmann grew up in Hamburg-Uhlenhorst . He attended the private Bertram School on Harvestehuder Weg and then the Johanneum . After graduating from high school, he trained as a carpenter and studied at the TH Hannover until 1951 with a degree in engineering.

Entrepreneurship

From 1951 to 2001 he headed the Lahmann construction company founded by his father in 1919 and is responsible for numerous buildings in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg that shape the cityscape; this includes the Finland House, the Monkey Rock and 40 prestressed concrete bridges. In particular, he realized numerous designs by the Hamburg architect Werner Kallmorgen , including the Spiegel high-rise in Brandstwiete and the IBM high-rise.

Sports

Lahmann also played tennis at the club on the Alster . He was previously twice German champion in Gottfried von Cramm's team . As a member of the Hamburg Tennis Guild, he was also one of the organizers of the International Championships of Germany on the Rothenbaum in Hamburg .

He was also a member of the Hamburg Golf Club in Falkenstein and the North German Regatta Club .

Others

Since 1965 he has been a volunteer member of the board of the German Recreation Agency.

Lahmann was the father of four children and had several grandchildren.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels Vol. 92–111, 1989, p. 294; limited preview in Google Book search
  2. ↑ According to the obituary in Die Welt of July 27, 2019, p. 12.
  3. ↑ a b c d Larissa Kopp: Fresh from Klosters. Welt.de , January 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ulrich Cornehl: "room massages": the architect Werner Kallmorgen 1902-1979. Dölling and Galitz, Hamburg, Munich 2003, ISBN 978-3-935549-44-8 , p. 129
  5. ↑ CH: Rothenbaum expert presents an alternative to moving. Welt.de, May 14, 2004.
  6. ↑ His houses give Hamburg a face , Welt am Sonntag , January 7, 2001.
personal data
SURNAME Lahmann, Jöns
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German civil engineer and entrepreneur as well as tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH July 22, 2019