Karl Krafft (manufacturer)
Karl Krafft (born July 9, 1852 in Auggen ; † October 20, 1903 there ) was a German manufacturer and member of the Baden state parliament .
Life
After attending the high school in Freiburg , he began studying mechanical engineering at the Karlsruhe Polytechnic in 1869 . In 1874 Krafft went to Liverpool to study the cotton market. To support his grandfather, Krafft came to Schopfheim in 1975 , where he managed the Aßenbach cotton spinning mill, the silk spinning mill and, later, the Haufen worsted yarn mill . The worsted yarn spinning mill was transferred to the mechanical colored weaving mill Brennet, which was co-founded by Krafft in 1888 and of which he was chairman of the supervisory board. In addition to working as a manufacturer, Krafft also took an active part in public life. In 1885 he became a member of the Lörrach district assembly , in 1889 president of the newly founded Chamber of Commerce of the Lörrach and Waldshut districts in Schopfheim and a member of numerous economic chambers. From 1895 to 1902 Krafft was a member of the first chamber of the Baden state parliament . He was a candidate for the National Liberal Party in the third Reichstag constituency in Baden .
literature
- Otto Kraft: Karl Krafft . In: Albert Krieger and Karl Obser (eds.): Badische Biographien. Volume 6. Winter Verlag, Heidelberg 1935, pp. 457-460.
Web links
- Speeches by Karl Krafft in the Badische Ständeversammlung in the digital collections of the Badische Landesbibliothek
Individual evidence
- ^ Otto Krafft: Karl Krafft . In: Albert Krieger and Karl Obser (eds.): Badische Biographien . tape 6 . Heidelberg 1935, p. 457-460 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Krafft, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manufacturer and member of the Baden state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eyes |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1903 |
| Place of death | Eyes |