Karl Schmitz-Scholl junior

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Karl Erivan Schmitz-Scholl , actually Karl Erivan Schmitz (born July 18, 1896 in Mülheim an der Ruhr ; † March 22, 1969 , in Castagnola near Lugano ) was a German wholesale merchant and managing director of the Schmitz-Scholl / Tengelmann company .

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Karl Schmitz-Scholl came from a Mülheim merchant family. After attending secondary school (1905–1914) and studying at the University of Leipzig , which was broken off for health reasons , he joined his father's company. From 1933 until his death in 1969 he finally managed the Schmitz-Scholl / Tengelmann company inherited from his father Karl Schmitz-Scholl senior (1868–1933) as the sole managing director, whereby his sister Elisabeth Haub nee. Schmitz-Scholl (1899–1977), was a co-partner. The group of companies included over 400 Tengelmann grocery stores, several coffee roasting and food processing plants and the Wissoll chocolate factory (derived from Wilh. Schmitz-Scholl). In 1933 Schmitz-Scholl became a member of the NSDAP and later an honorary member, without function, of the SS in the rank of Hauptsturmführer . During the Nazi era, Schmitz-Scholl cooperated with the National Socialists and had Tengelmann produce special food for the Wehrmacht . He was awarded the War Merit Cross 1st and 2nd class for his "services to the development and use of new types of food for the mass catering of the army" . In addition, he was appointed military economist in 1938 , an award which historians believe also demonstrated loyalty to the regime. After the Second World War, he expanded the company into a company with billions in sales. After the end of the Second World War, Schmitz-Scholl was interned by the Allies in 1945 and only released in 1947. In the subsequent denazification process , he was downgraded in 1948 from category III (less polluted) to category IV ( followers ).

Karl Schmitz-Scholl junior began building up the Tengelmann Group around 1950 with around 220 branches, completely restructuring the group by separating production facilities (e.g. coffee roasters, chocolate factory) and retail chain. After the first self-service shop was opened in Munich in 1953, the number of branches grew to over 350 by 1969. Since Karl Schmitz-Scholl's marriage to Gertrud Flasshaar (oo 1920 in Menzendorf ) remained childless, his nephew Erivan Haub (1932-2018) became the sole managing director of the family business after his death .

Karl Schmitz-Scholl was the founding initiator of the study society for underground transport systems .

literature

  • The Tengelmann Group between innovation and tradition . In: Mülheim an der Ruhr. 2000 yearbook . 55th edition. Published by the Mülheim an der Ruhr tourist office. Mülheim an der Ruhr: Selbstverlag, 2000, pp. 173–177.
  • Thomas Urban: The founders of the Tengelmann Group - The Schmitz-Scholl Family in: Horst A. Wessel (Hrsg.): Mülheim entrepreneurs: pioneers of the economy. Business history in the city on the river since the end of the 18th century . Klartext Verlag, Essen 2006, ISBN 3-89861-645-2 , pp. 219-231.
  • Barbara Gerstein, Maria Schimke:  Schmitz-Scholl, Karl. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-428-11204-3 , p. 256 ( digitized version ).

Other sources

  • New Ruhr newspaper v. March 25, 1969
  • Landesarchiv NRW, Dept. Rhineland, holdings NW 1013 I / FA 621 (denazification files)
  • City archive Mülheim an der Ruhr, inventory 1211 No. 10 (personal files Mülheim councilors)
  • City Archives Mülheim an der Ruhr, 1550 No. 208 (Mülheim personalities)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Panorama: Is it over for "Dealer of the Year"? Status: 13. December 2011; Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ Barbara Gerstein / Maria Schimke: Schmitz-Scholl, Karl . In: New German Biography. Vol. 23. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2007, p. 236.
  3. ↑ The Tengelmann Group between innovation and tradition . In: Mülheim an der Ruhr. 2000 yearbook . 55th edition. Published by the Mülheim an der Ruhr tourist office. Editor: Karl Wilhelm Tempelhoff. Mülheim an der Ruhr: Selbstverlag, 2000, p. 176.
personal data
SURNAME Schmitz-Scholl, Karl junior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmitz-Scholl, Karl Erivan; Schmitz, Karl Erivan (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Mülheim an der Ruhr
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 1969
Place of death Castagnola (Lugano)