Konrad Barth
Konrad Barth (born November 25, 1840 in Munich ; † May 2, 1924 ) was a German gilder , consumer cooperative and member of the first board of directors of the Central Association of German Consumers' Associations (ZdK) founded in 1903 .
youth
Konrad Barth was born the son of a tailor. After attending elementary school, he learned the profession of gilding. After a four-year apprenticeship, he went to Stuttgart, Wiesbaden, Karlsruhe, Cologne and Hamburg as a journeyman until he returned to Munich.
Members of the cooperative
After his marriage he joined the Consumverein München . He was the founder of a building cooperative and was involved in founding a productive cooperative for gilders.
In the winter of 1872 he became a member of the supervisory board of the Consumverein Munich . In 1892 he took over the management of the Association of South German Consumers . There were differences on the cooperative day of the general association of German trade and business cooperatives in September 1902 in Kreuznach. 98 consumer cooperatives of the Hamburg direction , which were based on the Großeinkaufs-Gesellschaft Deutscher Consumvereine (GEG), were to be excluded. On the basis of these events, he announced his resignation from the building cooperative and the Consumverein München . Barth became a member of the Sendling-Munich consumer association . As director of the Association of South German Consumers , he was elected to the first board of the Central Association at the founding meeting of the Central Association of German Consumers on May 18, 1903, and was appointed second chairman. This function was performed on a voluntary basis. He resigned from the management of his southern German association in 1918 and was elected honorary chairman. He was a member of the board of the central association and the publishing company of German consumer associations until his death on May 2, 1924.
Property
In contemporary address books was for the land Gänsbühel 4 the brewery Konrad Barth , the gilder, reported. Although there was a brewing right on the property, Barth never practiced the brewing trade.
Notes / individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. Christian Schäder: Münchner Brauindustrie 1871-1945. The economic development of a branch of industry , paperback: 398 pages, Tectum Verlag , Marburg 1999, ISBN 3828880096
literature
- Erwin Hasselmann : In the current of time, 60 years of the Central Association of German Consumer Cooperatives , in: Contributions to the theory and history of the cooperative system, ed. from the Central Association of German Consumer Cooperatives e. V., Hamburg, Verlaggesellschaft deutscher Konsumgenossenschaften mbH, Hamburg, 1963
- Heinrich Kaufmann : Festschrift for the 25th anniversary of the Central Association of German Consumer Associations . Published on behalf of the board and committee of the Central Association of German Consumers, printed by the Verlaggesellschaft deutscher Konsumvereine mbH, Hamburg 1928, 543 pages with appendix. In particular, page 309
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barth, Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German consumer cooperative |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1924 |