Max Bachmann (agricultural scientist)
Max Bachmann (born December 17, 1881 in Frankfurt am Main ; † February 12, 1954 ) was a German agricultural scientist and industrialist . He was director of the stock corporation for nitrogen fertilizers in Knapsack (today chemical park).
Life
After attending school and completing a commercial apprenticeship, Max Bachmann joined the stock corporation for nitrogen fertilizers in Knapsack in the administrative district of Cologne on May 1, 1907 . In July of the following year he was appointed authorized signatory in this company and took over the commercial management. During the First World War, in 1916, he was appointed deputy board member of the company mentioned. In 1922 he became a full board member of the stock corporation for nitrogen fertilizers in Knapsack.
After the death of the previous plant manager Constantin Krauss , Max Bachmann took over the post of director of the company in 1928, in which the first large carbide furnace was built the following year.
After the " seizure of power " by the National Socialists in 1933, Bachmann made sure that the ideological line prevailing at the time found its way into the company and played a key role in the expansion of the " war model company ". In 1944 he experienced the severe destruction of the company and remained in office until 1946. He retired and was a member of the board of Knapsack-Griesheim AG until 1952.
Honors
1930 Max Bachmann was the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his company, and his 25-year service anniversary of the Agricultural University in Bonn, later Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn , honorary to Dr. appointed agr .
literature
- Herrmann AL Degener : Degeners Who is it? , Berlin 1935, page 48.
- Wolf von Niebelschütz : Knapsack, on the 50th anniversary of Knapsack-Griesheim Aktiengesellschaft in September 1957 , 1957.
- Helmut Neßeler: 100 years of the Knapsack chemical site, published by InfraServ GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG, 2007
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the Knapsack Chemical Park, 1920-1929
- ↑ Journal for Compressed and Liquid Gases, as well as for the Compressed Air Industry [...], Volumes 28–30, 1930, page 7
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bachmann, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German agricultural scientist and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1954 |