Karl-Heinz Rehkopf

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Karl-Heinz Rehkopf (born December 7, 1936 in Fredelsloh ) is a German entrepreneur, collector , founder and initiator of the museum for automobile and motorcycle oldtimer , the PS store in Einbeck .

Life

Karl-Heinz Rehkopf is the son of a dairy manager and grew up "[...] in modest circumstances". His father could "[...] not buy him a car, not even a motorcycle". And so, even in his youth, Rehkopf had to “[...] always work, for his motorcycle, for his studies ”. His first Victoria V 99 , built in 1938, bought second-hand for 100 DM , later formed the basis of Rehkopf's classic car collection, which was built up over decades .

In 1972, Rehkopf and Rainer Wunderlich founded the "Carpet Domain Harste" in Harste on a former estate, from which he developed a discounter for home textiles and renovation needs under the current name of Tedox with more than 100 branches and around 3000 employees over more than 45 years .

In 2009, Rehkopf founded the Kornhaus cultural foundation based in Einbeck and, through this sponsor, to which he provided around 40 million euros from his private assets, initiated the PS-Speicher , which five years later began in 2014 with a classic car collection, initially comprising around 2000 exhibits. Collection presented.

After Rehkopf as a private person "[...] had also invested considerable sums in the preservation of architectural monuments ", he was awarded the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit by Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil in August 2016 in the wedding room of the PS Speicher . Weil, who had already opened the PS exhibition building in 2014, honored the "[...] long-standing, outstanding contribution to the community " by Karl-Heinz Rehkopf, who stood up for the "[...] country, its people and deserved its culture ”. For example, the honoree was committed to maintaining the citizens' hospital and to the Einbecker Sonnenberg seminar and guest house , which was founded as a social enterprise in Negenborn (Einbeck) and which also employs disabled people. The "Sch (l) aufenster" campaign initiated by Rehkopf, which beautifies vacant shops, would also find imitators across the region.

On his 80th birthday on December 7, 2016, Karl-Heinz Rehkopf received the highest honor in the city of Einbeck in front of around 500 guests in the PS Hall. Due to his outstanding services to the city of Einbeck, Mayor Sabine Michalek Rehkopf awarded the first ring of honor awarded by the city. Among the well-wishers present was the President of the Lower Saxony State Parliament, Bernd Busemann .

Rehkopf has two sons and a daughter from their first marriage. After another wife, he married the Berlin-born art historian Gabriele Rehkopf-Adt around 2004.

literature

  • Bert Strebe: Die Chromjuwelen / The founder, the city, the gift of millions: The PS-Speicher Einbeck is now also opening its depots , in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of May 15, 2017, p. 8

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ oV : The vintage king of Einbeck , photo documentary with subtitles on the side autobild.de [no date], as last accessed on May 15, 2017
  2. ↑ a b c d e f fb: HP storage engine Karl-Heinz Rehkopf turns 80 and receives the ring of honor on the einbeck-city.de website on December 8, 2016, last accessed on May 15, 2017
  3. ↑ Bert Strebe: Die Chromjuwelen / Der Stifter, die Stadt, the gift of millions: The PS-Speicher Einbeck is now also opening its depots , in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of May 15, 2017, p. 8
  4. ↑ a b fb: Cross of Merit and first Einbeck Ring of Honor for Karl-Heinz Rehkopf on the einbeck-city.de website from August 25, 2016, last accessed on May 15, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Rehkopf, Karl-Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur, collector, founder and initiator of the museum for automobile and motorcycle oldtimers, the PS store in Einbeck
DATE OF BIRTH December 7, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Fredelsloh