Max Fischer (Manager)
Max Fischer (born September 9, 1857 in Coburg , † July 19, 1930 in Jena ) was a German physicist and industrial manager.
Fischer was the son of Christoph Heinrich Fischer (1824–1878) and his wife Caroline, née Lindner (1825–1904). After completing high school and training in a mechanical weaving mill, he became an accountant in Haida , Bohemia, in 1877 . In this activity he worked throughout Europe in the following years, in Basel , Newcastle upon Tyne , London and finally in 1888 Paris as a correspondent for the Hoechst paintworks . In 1890 he was employed by Carl Zeiss , where he was a member of the management between 1895 and 1925. His commercial skills were crucial for expanding the company tenfold.
Fischer was one of Ernst Abbe's confidants and, after Siegfried Czapski's death, he was the authorized representative of the Carl Zeiss Foundation from 1907 to 1926 . On February 1, 1915, he was made an honorary citizen of Jena. Between 1945 and 1962, today's Julius-Schaxel-Strasse in Wenigenjena bore his name.
He married Ida Westhäuser (1869–1910) in 1888 . The couple had a son and three daughters.
literature
- Friedrich Stier: Fischer, Max. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 201 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1930 |
| Place of death | Jena |