Karl von Offermann (textile entrepreneur, 1850)
Karl Freiherr von Offermann (born January 8, 1850 in Brno , Moravia , † June 30, 1908 in Baden , Lower Austria ) was an Austrian lawyer and textile entrepreneur.
biography
Karl von Offermann was the son of the Brno textile manufacturer Karl von Offermann . His brothers are Alfred and Edwin von Offermann, his uncle is Theodor von Offermann .
Karl von Offermann studied law at the University of Vienna from 1868 and from 1869–1870, like his brother Alfred later, at the University of Zurich and obtained his doctorate in Vienna. jur. He initially entered the civil service, but soon resigned and opened a law firm in Brno in 1885, which he ran until 1902.
In 1874 his father was raised to the baron status, which he also received this title.
After his father's death in 1894, Offermann joined the management of the family business "Military and Feintuch-Fabrik Joh. Heinr. Offermann" in addition to his work as a Moravian-Silesian lawyer. The Brno cloth factory was equipped with 200 mechanical looms in 1901 and employed 504 people. Offermann reinforced the company's export orientation, which his father had initiated, and also set up several tailoring shops.
At the end of the 19th century Offermann was involved in the construction of railways in Moravia. He was u. a. 1894 co-founder and partner of the Auspitzer local railway company and two years later of the local railway Saitz – Czeicz – Göding . From March 1903 Offermann was a member of the House of Representatives of the Austrian Reichsrat as a representative of the Brno Chamber of Commerce and Industry and joined the faction of the German Progressive Party, but resigned his mandate in December 1904 due to differences over the party's position in the government.
For his services, the city awarded him Ostrava , the honorary citizenship .
His descendants showed little interest in assuming responsibility for the company and transferred the management to co-partner Isidor Butschowitzer. The shareholders' reluctance to invest led to the decline of the company in the 1920s, which went bankrupt in 1928.
literature
- P. Schmidtbauer: Offermann, Karl von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 216.
- A. Oberländer, Kk priv. Military and fine cloth factory Joh. Heinr. Offermann in Brno 1786–1911. A souvenir sheet on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the company, Brno 1912
Individual evidence
- ^ Offermann Carl von . In: Matriculation edition of the University of Zurich
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Offermann, Karl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Offermann, Karl Freiherr von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian lawyer and textile entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno , Moravia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1908 |
| Place of death | Baden , Lower Austria |