Karl Emil Markel

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Karl Emil Markel

Karl Emil Markel (born April 15, 1860 in Worms-Hochheim , † May 13, 1932 in London ) was a German-English chemist, entrepreneur and patron.

Life

Karl Emil Markel was born on April 15, 1860 in Hochheim, a district of Worms since 1898. His father, Wilhelm Markel, was a pastor and came from Friedberg (Hesse) . His mother was an Englishwoman.

The parents moved to Stuttgart in 1863. Karl Emil Markel first attended Hayersche preschool and then a Stuttgart high school. Due to health problems, his parents took him out of school at the age of 15 and he spent a year relaxing in Switzerland and Scotland. He then attended business school. He studied chemistry in Stuttgart, Tübingen, Giessen, Heidelberg and Zurich, and in 1882 at the University of Heidelberg as an academic student of Robert Bunsen Dr. phil. PhD . During his studies he became a member of the Tübingen fraternity Derendingia in 1877/1878 .

In 1885 he entered a chemical factory in England. After a short time he became director of the company. He also took English citizenship and married Ada Taylor († 1920) in 1887. From this marriage a daughter was born.

In 1905 he was technical director at Joseph Crosfield & Sons Ltd. (Soaps, Glycerine, Carbosil, Caustic Soda, Silicate of Soda) in Warrington, England. At this time the first large-scale fat hardening was carried out in this company .

Before the First World War, the Markel family moved to London.

The outbreak of the First World War put him in a difficult position. On the one hand, as an Englishman, he was obliged to his country, on the other hand he was still closely connected to his German homeland. For the entire duration of the First World War he campaigned for German prisoners of war and internees in England and became well known in Germany. After the end of the war he got involved a. a. for children's meals in Germany.

Karl Emil Markel died in London at the age of 72.

Mark Foundation

In large parts of Germany, there was massive economic and social hardship after the First World War. For this reason, the entrepreneur Karl Emil Markel, who lives in England, developed the idea of ​​establishing a foundation together with Theodor Bäuerle (1882–1956). Markel and Bäuerle are said to have voted on this idea when Markel visited Germany in 1920 on the occasion of an exhibition by the German institute abroad. Karl Emil Markel provided the foundation capital of 500,000 gold marks. In the founding document of December 6, 1920, the aims of the foundation are stated: “In particular, needy and worthy children from families and professions who have suffered particularly badly in their economic circumstances as a result of the war or the aftermath of the war should receive an appropriate physical, mental and moral education according to the foundation statutes, the funds should be allocated “exclusively according to talent, worthiness and need”.

Even after it was founded in 1920, Markel continued to support his foundation through generous and regular donations until his death.

After the death of Karl Emil Markel in May 1932, Robert Bosch took over the Markelstiftung and provided it with new financial means.

Theodor Bäuerle, the central idea behind the establishment of the foundation, served as chairman of the board of the Markelstiftung from 1920 until his death in 1956.

On the basis of a timely and contemporary interpretation of these criteria, decisions are still made today among the applicants.

Honors

literature

  • 10 years of the Markelstiftung 1920–1930, published by Theodor Bäuerle , Stuttgart, 1931.
  • 75 Years of the Markelstiftung, 1920–1995, published by Rudolf Haas , Stuttgart 1995.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Membership directory of the Derendingia fraternity in Tübingen. 1967, master roll no. 16.
personal data
SURNAME Markel, Karl Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-English chemist, entrepreneur and patron
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Worms-Hochheim
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 1932
Place of death London