Ludwig Kaufmann (Manager)

Ludwig Kaufmann (born June 1, 1884 in Burhave ; † November 19, 1980 ) was a German industrial manager .

Career

Kaufmann came as the son of Adolf Kaufmann and Johanne Kaufmann geb. Schwarting to the world. After passing his school leaving examination and two and a half years of practical training, he served in the Imperial Navy from 1904 to 1910 .

In 1910 he joined Deutsche Linoleum-Werke AG “Hansa” in Delmenhorst . In 1921 he was promoted to the board and later became director of the Delmenhorst plant. In 1956 he retired.

From 1927 to 1958 he was a member of the plenary assembly of the Oldenburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry . As a member of the CDU , he was a member of the Delmenhorst City Council from 1945 to 1948.

Honors

• 1952: Cross of Merit (Steckkreuz) of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1954: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Honorary President of the Oldenburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry

literature

• Ludwig Kaufmann. In: Who is who? The German who's who. 15th edition 1967/1968, Volume 1 (West), arani Verlag, Berlin 1967, p. 913.
• Rainer Schulze: Entrepreneurial self-government and politics. The role of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Lower Saxony and Bremen as representatives of entrepreneurial interests after the end of the Second World War. A. Lax, 1988.
• Werner Garbas: Ludwig Kaufmann Lots of linoleum in your blood. in: Delme Report , Delmenhorst, October 17, 2017