Max König (brewery owner)
Max König (born September 19, 1894 in Duisburg , † September 6, 1983 in Mülheim an der Ruhr ) was a German brewery owner.
Life
After graduation in 1912 at the high school in Duisburg-Ruhrort studied Max King at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg and the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn economics . In 1913 he became a member of the Corps Rhenania Bonn . After the First World War , in which he participated as a lieutenant in the reserve, he continued his studies at the University of Frankfurt and the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg . In 1920 he was promoted to Dr. rer. pole. PhD.
After completing his studies, he became a co-owner of the König brewery founded by his grandfather Theodor König . In 1925 he became a board member of the company. Together with his cousin Richard König, he expanded the brewery's sales area beyond the Duisburg area and established the König Pilsener as a premium brand throughout the Rhineland in just a few years . After the Second World War , he consistently expanded König Pilsener as a national beer brand. In 1966 he retired from operational management. When he died, the company was established as a leader in the pilsner sector and among private breweries.
König was a member of Deutsche Bank's Essen-Dortmund-Duisburg Advisory Board .
Max König died on September 6, 1983 in Mülheim / Ruhr.
Awards
- Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class, 1914/18
- Honorary member of the Corps Rhenania Bonn, 1953
- Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class 1964
literature
- 932. King 3 *, Max . In: Registrar of the Bonner Rhenania 1820–2003 (= Volume 6 of the Blue Books of the Bonner Rhenania ), p. 222, Düsseldorf 2003
Web links
- Premium by tradition for 150 years: König Pilsener - the king of beers at www.bz-duisburg.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1930, 15 , 726
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1981, 12 , 734
- ↑ Jochen Schmitt: Companies don't have to die - but sometimes they are killed , 2013 ( digitized version )
- ^ Annual report for the year 1969 of Deutsche Bank on www.bankgeschichte.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | King, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German brewery owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Duisburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1983 |
| Place of death | Mülheim an der Ruhr |