Josef Hebel (entrepreneur)
Josef Hebel (* 1894 in Westerheim near Memmingen; † 1972 ) was a German construction technician and entrepreneur.
Life
After his apprenticeship as a bricklayer , which he finished as a journeyman at the age of 15 , he attended the building trade school in Passau . In 1914, he completed his studies as a construction technician at the Augsburg Building School (now Augsburg University of Applied Sciences ) . After working for six months at the Memmingen district building authority , he was drafted into the army in 1914 with a railway company on the western front. In 1919 Josef Hebel became a partner in the del Mestre construction business . From 1926 he took over its sole management.
In 1943 he was the first in Germany to start producing aerated concrete . Aerated concrete components were manufactured at a new location, Emmering near Fürstenfeldbruck. A process developed and patented by him enabled him to efficiently manufacture even large-format aerated concrete components.
Honors
- Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (June 15, 1964)
- Bavarian Order of Merit
See also
Web links
Official website (biography) The website for the hebel HAUS of the Hebel brand
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office of the Federal President
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lever, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German construction technician and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westerheim (Swabia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1972 |