Leo Hanau

Leo Hanau (born April 30, 1852 in Mülheim an der Ruhr , † April 14, 1927 in Düsseldorf ) was a German banker, businessman and co-founder of the Mülheimer Bergwerk-Verein .

Live and act

Leo Hanau was born as the son of the Mülheim banker Gustav Hanau . After graduating from school and completing a banking apprenticeship, his father tied him into the business of his bank. For this purpose, the family-owned company was converted into a stock corporation, the Rheinische Bank , vorm in 1897 . Gustav Hanau converted. The manufacturer August Thyssen took part as a major shareholder, and Leo Hanau chaired the supervisory board. In 1898 he founded the Mülheimer Bergwerks-Verein together with August Thyssen and Hugo Stinnes , of which he was deputy chairman of the supervisory board until 1902. In view of the growing financial problems of the Rheinische Bank, Leo Hanau gave up the chairmanship of the board in 1902 in favor of August Thyssen, who managed to renovate the bank through good relations with Dresdner Bank . After giving up his post, Hanau left Mülheim an der Ruhr and moved with his family to Düsseldorf, where he died at the age of 74.

Marriage and offspring

Leo Hanau was married to Antonie Goldschmidt (1863–1933). The marriage resulted in four daughters: Elisabeth Dora (* 1883), Margarethe (* 1885), Gertrud (* 1887) and Wally (* 1890).

literature

• Barbara Kaufhold: Jewish life in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Klartext Verlag, Essen 2004, pp. 91-101.
• Barbara Kaufhold: Involved in companies from all branches of industry: The Hanau bank. In: Horst A. Wessel (ed.): 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, pp. 349-360.

Other sources

• City archive Mülheim an der Ruhr, holdings 1550, No. 201