Johannes Ahlmann

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Johannes Ahlmann (born February 18, 1851 in Fredericia ; † April 15, 1939 in Büdelsdorf ) was a Danish businessman and manufacturer.

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Johannes Ahlmann was a son of Thomas Jörgen Ahlmann (born April 4, 1814 in Gravenstein ; † January 3, 1892 in Copenhagen ) and his wife Marie Dorothea, née Hundewandt (born October 9, 1817 in Dedesdorf ; † January 30, 1904 in Copenhagen ). His father worked as a merchant and grain trader and had a branch at Carlshütte for several decades . The maternal grandfather Johann Hundewandt (1782–1838) owned a farm in Dedesdorf.

Ahlmann's visit to the school of scholars in Frederica ended with his confirmation in 1866. He then received a commercial training in Kolding . In 1869 he went to Hamburg for further training and then worked in the company that his grandfather had set up in Gravenstein. At the beginning of 1877 his father called him back to his hometown. In 1878 the father handed all the business over to his son and his brother-in-law Dethlef Ohlsen. Since then the company has been called "Ohlsen & Ahlmann". In particular, Ahlmann managed the Carlshütte branch. In 1879 he moved the company to Copenhagen in order to be able to expand it better. In 1882 he left the company and moved to Büdelsdorf. From the beginning of 1883 he worked as a commercial director and manager of the Carlshütte.

When Ahlmann took up the job, the Carlshütte had increasing economic problems due to the start-up crisis. This became apparent in 1876 when the company did not cut prices despite increasing competition due to a good order book. Together with the technical director Wilhelm Meyn, Ahlmann focused the smelter on the foundry. He also had new products such as long-burning stoves, milk centrifuges and, in particular, enamelled bathtubs manufactured. As the expectations regarding sanitary comfort in urban apartments increase, the Carlshütte became known worldwide.

On April 1, 1919, Ahlmann retired as commercial director and moved to the company's supervisory board. His son Julius took over the management . In the years that followed, Ahlmann himself carried out historical studies on his family, the Carlshütte and the Gravenstein area, to which he was close for life. After the death of his son in 1931, Ahlmann worked harder again for Carlshütte and advised his daughter-in-law Käte Ahlmann . In 1937 he played a decisive role in transforming the company into a limited partnership.

Ahlmann was a patriarch who felt responsible for the employees. He had company apartments built, in 1907 he founded a consumer establishment for the procurement of inexpensive food and utensils, and in 1909 an after-work home with a bathing establishment was added. In 1931 he donated the capital for a retirement home. Beyond his work in Büdelsdorf, he did not take part in public life.

family

Ahlmann married Wilhelmine Julie Olde on May 24, 1878 in Hamburg (born October 3, 1855 in Hamburg; † February 2, 1947 in Büdelsdorf). She was a daughter of the Hamburg cattle dealer Jacob Diedrich Olde (1824-1902) and his wife Juliane, née Olde (1829-1910). The couple had two sons, including Julius Ahlmann.

literature

  • Thomas Pfeiffer: Ahlmann. John . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 9 - 1991. ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , pages 15-17.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Thomas Pfeiffer: Ahlmann. John . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 9 - 1991. ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , page 15.
  2. ^ Thomas Pfeiffer: Ahlmann. John . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 9 - 1991. ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , page 15.
  3. ^ Thomas Pfeiffer: Ahlmann. John . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 9 - 1991. ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , pages 15-16.
  4. ^ Thomas Pfeiffer: Ahlmann. John . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 9 - 1991. ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , page 16.
  5. ^ Thomas Pfeiffer: Ahlmann. John . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 9 - 1991. ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , page 16.
  6. ^ Thomas Pfeiffer: Ahlmann. John . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 9 - 1991. ISBN 3-529-02649-2 , page 15.
personal data
SURNAME Ahlmann, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish merchant and manufacturer
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Fredericia
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1939
Place of death Büdelsdorf