Karl Schuh
Karl Schuh (born February 11, 1876 in Hildesheim , † December 15, 1960 in Duisburg-Meiderich ) was a German ironworker and manager of the German steel industry.
Life
After graduating from secondary school in Göttingen, Karl Schuh studied metallurgy at the Clausthal mining academy . In 1899 he became a member of the Corps Hercynia Clausthal . After completing his studies with a degree in metallurgy, he joined the Thyssen Group and became operations manager at the Meiderich metallurgical plant. He became a board member of the AG for Hüttenbetrieb in the Thyssen Group in Duisburg-Meiderich and, after founding the United Stahlwerke AG, was a member of the board of the Vereinigte Stahlwerke and the smelter's director in Meiderich until he retired.
Awards
- Dr.-Ing. E. h.
- Appointed honorary member of the Corps Hercynia Clausthal, 1949
literature
- Schuh, Karl. In: Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 2: L-Z. Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1931, DNB 453960294 , p. 1717.
- Hermann Meyer: 100 years of Corps Hercynia zu Clausthal 1866–1966 , Mülheim an der Ruhr 1966, p. 197
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SURNAME | Schuh, Karl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ironworker and manager of the German steel industry |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1876 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hildesheim |
DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1960 |
Place of death | Duisburg-Meiderich |