Karl August Friedrich Samwer
Karl August Friedrich Samwer (born April 17, 1861 in Gotha ; † February 6, 1946 there ) was a German lawyer and director of Gothaer Insurance.
Life
Karl Samwer was born as the son of the lawyer Karl Friedrich Lucian Samwer . He attended the High School Ernestinum and then studied in Leipzig and Berlin law . In 1883 Samwer received his doctorate on the relationship between gifts due to death and gifts among the living and the legacy in Leipzig. He completed his legal traineeship in Gotha, Kiel and Wandsbek in 1889 with the exam as an assessor . In 1891 he took up a job at Gothaer Lebensversicherungsbank , of which he was a member of the board from 1895. In 1903, after Arwed Emminghaus retired , he finally became its general director and held this position until 1930. He lived in the Villa Glenck , Mozartstrasse 5, until his death in 1946 .
When in 1922/23 the foreign exchange obligations from insurance contracts threatened the existence of the company due to inflation , he managed to save the company by separating old and new business and negotiating with foreign governments. In 1924 the subsidiary Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherung AG was founded under his leadership .
In addition to his activities at Gothaer Insurance and actuarial publications, he was involved in the community: from 1890 to 1894 he was a poor carer for the city, from 1896 to 1903 a member of the poor commission and from 1898 to 1909 a member of the school board for the elementary schools . Karl Samwer was a city councilor between 1903 and 1919 , including twelve years as city councilor chief.
family
Samwer was married to Gertrud (January 21, 1864 - May 24, 1939), a daughter of the Heidelberg professor of agriculture, Adolph Stengel. Samwer had two sons: Friedrich Samwer and Adolf Franz Samwer . The latter was also active in the insurance industry.
In addition to his name, the tombstone in the main cemetery in Gotha also bears the names of his mother Magdalene (née Möller), his wife and sister Marie (January 12, 1858 to January 12, 1946).
Awards
- 1927: Honorary doctorate from the University of Jena
- 1931: Honorary citizen of the city of Gotha
- 1931: Honorary chairman of the Association of German Life Insurance Companies
- 1940: Honorary chairman of the Insurance Science Association
- Corresponding member of the Institute of Actuaries in London
Fonts
- History of the Association of German Life Insurance Companies from 1896 to 1932. Mittler, Berlin 1933.
- Gothaer Lebensversicherungsbank AG Farewell and welcome to General Directors K. Samwer and H. Ullrich at the turn of 1930/31. Gothaer Life Insurance Bank, Gotha 1931.
- One hundred years of Gothaer Mutual Life Insurance Banks 1827-1927. Engelhard-Reyhersche Hofbuchdruckerei, Gotha 1927.
- Fritz Bergmann. Stürtz, Würzburg 1921.
- Suggestions for the Germanization of dispensable foreign words in insurance. Mittler, Berlin 1916.
- In memory of Arwed Emminghaus . Fischer, Jena 1916.
literature
- Peter Koch: Samwer, Karl August Friedrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 412 f. ( Digitized version ).
Works of art
- 1927: Bust of Adolf Lehnert , pictured in: Hartmut Coch: Sculptor Adolf Lehnert Leipzig and the School of Medalists at the Academy for Graphic Arts and Book Industry. Self-published, Saalfeld 1993, p. 8.
- 1931: Oil painting by E. Fröhlich
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Samwer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Privy Councilor, General Director and Honorary Citizen of the City of Gotha Dr. Dr. hc Karl Samwer: A MAN LIKE HIM MUST NOT BE FORGET! , Website of the Museum of the German Insurance Industry
Individual evidence
- ↑ Award document of January 9, 1884
- ↑ Karl Samwer: Embossed life insurance | Gothaer. Retrieved March 9, 2017 .
- ^ Hans Samwer: 50 years of Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherung AG. Retrospect and Prospect. Gothaer General Insurance, Göttingen 1974.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Samwer, Karl August Friedrich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Samwer, Karl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and insurance director |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1861 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gotha |
DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1946 |
Place of death | Gotha |