Karl Sulzbach

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Karl Sulzbach (born January 31, 1859 in Frankfurt am Main ; † October 25, 1931 there ) was a German banker and patron .

Life

Karl Sulzbach was born as the youngest son of the Frankfurt banker Rudolf Sulzbach into his wife Theodora Brass in Frankfurt am Main in 1859. After completing his studies and completing his doctorate, he joined the Sulzbach Brothers banking house in Frankfurt am Main. After his brother Emil Sulzbach withdrew from his parents' bank and his father died in early 1904, he initially ran the bank as the sole shareholder.

On January 1, 1920, attorney Heinrich Kirchholtes , who had married the daughter of Karl Sulzbach, became the new partner in the bank. In 1922 his son Walter also joined the bank.

In 1912, Karl Sulzbach founded the Dr. Karl Sulzbach Foundation, which supported the humanities chairs at the University of Frankfurt , which was being established. This foundation was integrated into the Frankfurt University Foundation in 1940.

Karl Sulzbach was married. The marriage resulted in a daughter and son Walter Sulzbach . Karl Sulzbach died in October 1931 at the age of 72.

literature

  • Franz Lerner: Existence in change demonstrated by the hundred-year history of the Frankfurt private bank Heinrich Kirchholtes & Co. vorm. Sulzbach brothers 1856–1956. Frankfurt am Main 1956.
  • Hans-Dietrich Kirchholtes: Jewish private banks in Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt 1969, pp. 29-32.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Birth register of the Free City of Frankfurt (entries 1-912) 01.1859-07.1859, 1859 (ISG Frankfurt am Main Best.STA 10/18), entry no. 125
personal data
SURNAME Sulzbach, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German banker and patron
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1931
Place of death Frankfurt am Main