Josef Abs (Manager)

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Josef Abs (born December 6, 1862 in Euskirchen , † May 24, 1943 in Bonn ) was a German manager, lawyer and director.

Professional

After graduation, he studied law and graduated with a doctorate in law. He later established himself as a lawyer.

Abs were given a number of board positions in mining, industrial and insurance companies. He was a member of the board of the lignite company Hubertus, lignite mining in Brüggen an der Erft. He was also a member of the supervisory board of the brown coal and briquette works Roddergrube.

Abs was chairman of the supervisory board of Erft-Bergbau AG until his death. He was also a co-owner of Hubertus Braunkohlen AG .

Abs was deputy chairman of the supervisory board of Rheinische Braunkohlen-Syndikats GmbH .

Abs held numerous other supervisory board mandates, including a. at Phönix AG for brown coal utilization .

Abs was the 2nd deputy chairman of the supervisory board of Selve -Automobilwerke AG in Hameln an der Weser and a member of the supervisory board of Berg-Heckmann-Selve AG in Altena in Westphalia. He was also deputy chairman of the supervisory board of Wessels Wandplatten-Fabrik AG in Bonn and a member of the supervisory board of the Gerling Group Allgemeine Versicherungs-AG and Rhein Feuerversicherungs-AG and Kronprinz Versicherungs-AG in Cologne.

Associations

Abs was also extensively active in association activities, for example as a board member of the employers' associations in the Rheinisches Braunkohlenrevier e. V. as well as a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bonn.

family

Josef Abs was the son of a master carpenter from Euskirchen . From his marriage to Katharina, born Lückerath, five sons and one daughter were born. The two oldest sons died in the First World War . The youngest son was the future banker Hermann Josef Abs .

literature

  • Abs, Josef. In: Georg Wenzel: German business leader . Life courses of German business personalities. A reference book on 13,000 business figures of our time. Hanseatic Publishing House , Hamburg / Berlin / Leipzig 1929, DNB 948663294 .
  • Abs, Josef. In: Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 1: A-K. Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1930, p. 4 DNB 453960286 .
  • Lothar Gall: The Banker - Hermann Joseph Abs, pp. 14-20

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on Hubertus AG
  2. ↑ Harold James: "Heavy moral guilt" in: DIE ZEIT, 09/1995 February 24, 1995
  3. ↑ a b Abs, Josef. In: Georg Wenzel: German business leader. Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt, Hamburg 1929, p. 2f.
personal data
SURNAME Abs, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German manager, lawyer and director
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Euskirchen
DATE OF DEATH May 24, 1943
Place of death Bonn