Karl August Schember

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Karl August Schember in August 1898

Karl August Schember (born July 26, 1838 in Vienna ; † March 29, 1917 ibid) was an Austrian industrialist and co-owner of the scale and machine factory C. Schember & Sons founded by Conrad Schember . The company was based in Vienna's 3rd district, Landstrasse , at Untere Weißgerberstrasse 8. The pioneering spirit of Conrad Schembers and the innovative spirit of his sons allowed the company to flourish and made its products known far beyond the borders of the monarchy. In 1878 the business was expanded and a fully independent sister factory was established in Budapest. After Conrad Schember left the company in December 1883, Karl August continued the business with his brothers Ludwig and Albert. In 1887 the company acquired a large area in the municipality of Atzgersdorf and immediately began building a factory building, which was completed the following year. Almost nothing has survived from the extension buildings, which were built up to 1895 and included, among other things, a residential building, a chancellery pavilion and shed halls with a boiler and steam house; the buildings were destroyed in the Second World War. In 1908 Karl Schember had the "Karlwerk" named after him carried out in Gatterederstrasse. This early reinforced concrete structure , with its simple, purpose-built design, still defines the historic industrial area on the Südbahntrasse in Atzgersdorf today.

On February 22, 1902, Karl Schember was able to celebrate his 50th anniversary in the company with his officials and employees. 15 years later, on February 20, 1917 - only 5 weeks before his death - the open company was converted into a stock corporation. The majority of the shares were taken over by the previous company owners (Karl Schember, Ing. Ludwig Schember, Kornelius Schember and Jakob Schruf, a son-in-law of his brother Albert), who also retained the commercial and technical management of the company. At that time the company had, in addition to the production facility in Vienna-Atzgersdorf, branches in Budapest, Trieste, Prague and Reichenberg. It employed up to 600 people.

Karl Schember was one of the richest Viennese in 1910 and lived at the company's headquarters on Gatterederstraße. He led a very withdrawn life and avoided appearances in public. Little is known about his private life. On January 10, 1882, at the age of 43, he married Eleonora Anger from Znojmo , who was 13 years younger than him . In 1891 he was granted citizenship of the City of Vienna, and one year later the title of “Imperial Councilor”. Karl Schember died of heart failure. He was buried in the cemetery in Atzgersdorf. His wife Lori followed 17 years later, on June 1, 1934.

In Vienna-Liesing, Schemberstrasse is a reminder of the work of this enterprising entrepreneur.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ludwig Schember * 1839, † May 12, 1886 in Vienna, industrialist, Chamber of Commerce, wh. Kolonitzgasse 10. Das Vaterland, May 18, 1886, p. 7, list of the deceased
  2. ↑ Albert Schember * 1845, † December 22, 1911, imperial council, commander of the Imperial Persian Order of the Sun and Lions, property owner, former industrialist, citizen of Vienna, etc. etc. Wiener Tagblatt dated November 23, 1911, obituary notice
  3. ↑ Architectural monuments of technology and industry in Austria, Vol. 1, Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland. By Manfred Wehdorn and Ute Georgeacopol-Winischhofer, p. 128, published by Böhlauverlag, 1984
  4. ↑ Das Vaterland, 02.27.1902, p. 6. - On this occasion, an elaborately designed commemorative publication was published which, in addition to numerous photographs, a watercolor and eight colored plates, also contains the handwritten signature of the editors. [1]
  5. ^ Die Arbeit, December 3, 1916, p. 6; Foreign Gazette 02/22/1917, p. 13
  6. ↑ Prospectus in Wiener Zeitung No. 195, August 27, 1921, digitized version on the ÖNB website, ANNO [2]
  7. ^ Roman Sandgruber - Dream Wedding for Millionaires: The 929 Richest Viennese in 1910, No. 568
  8. ↑ Das Vaterland, January 14, 1891, p. 5
  9. ↑ Wiener Wald Bote dated August 24, 1912, p. 6
  10. ^ Atzgersdorf parish death book, 1914 - 1928, folio 112, entry 46, from which the date of the marriage is taken.
  11. ↑ Death book of the parish Atzgersdorf, 1928 - 1938, fol. 90, no. 34
personal data
SURNAME Schember, Karl August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian industrialist
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH March 29, 1917
Place of death Vienna