Max Näder
Max Näder (born June 24, 1915 in Oberweißbach ; † July 24, 2009 in Duderstadt ) was a German entrepreneur in the field of orthopedics .
Life
After graduating from high school in 1935, he began training with Otto Bock as a businessman and orthopedic mechanic. During his training he began studying at the TH Berlin , which he was unable to complete due to the Second World War . In 1943 he married the daughter Maria of the company founder Otto Bock. After returning from British captivity, he founded Otto Bock Orthopädische Industrie GmbH in Duderstadt on October 21, 1947 , as the company had been expropriated from its previous Thuringian headquarters in Königsee . He managed it until 1990 when he handed the management over to his only son, Hans Georg Näder (* 1961).
He died on July 24, 2009 at the age of 94 and was buried on July 31, 2009 in Duderstadt next to his wife Maria († 2005).
Awards
- 1969: Ring of honor of the city of Duderstadt in gold
- 1970: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1985: Honorary doctorate in engineering from the Technical University of Berlin
- 1985: Georg Hohmann plaque from the German Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 1990: Honorary citizen of the city of Duderstadt
- 1993: Honorary citizen of the city of Königsee (Thuringia)
- 1994: Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- September 7, 1995: Lower Saxony State Medal
- 1995: Name of Max-Näder-Straße in Duderstadt
- January 22, 1997: Name giver for the Dr.-Max-Näder-Gymnasium (Königsee)
- November 27, 2008: Medal of Honor of the Federal Capital Vienna in silver
- Medal of Honor of the Red Cross
- Honorary member of the Duderstadt volunteer fire brigade
Foundations
- 1987 Foundation of the Otto Bock Foundation , Duderstadt, for the promotion of technical orthopedics
- 1997 Foundation of the Dr. Max Näder Gymnasium Königsee
Fonts
- with Maria Näder and Maria Hauff: Max Näder - Challenges: autobiographical and biographical contributions , Mecke, Duderstadt 2009, ISBN 978-3-941847-01-9
As editor:
- Upper limb prostheses. Seminar / congress of the Otto Bock Foundation on March 19, 1988 in Munich , Duderstadt 1988, ISBN 3-923453-30-2
- edited by Fritz Blohmke: Otto-Bock-Prothesen-Kompendium , 5 volumes, Berlin 1987/1990/1993/2000, also available as English, French, Spanish and Italian editions
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Näder in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Old company headquarters in Königsee
- ↑ Thüringer Allgemeine, Eichsfeld: Otto Bock company mourns the loss of Max Näder ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Online edition from July 28, 2009
- ↑ a b c d e [1] Göttinger Tageblatt, Max Näder died, online edition of July 26, 2009 12:11 pm
- ^ [2] Homepage of the state of Lower Saxony, owner of the state medal
- ^ [3] Press release of the Vienna City Hall from November 28, 2008
- ↑ [4] Süddeutsche.de (Süddeutsche Zeitung online) of July 28, 2009 5:00 am, mourning Max Näder
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Näder, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberweißbach / Thuringian Forest |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 2009 |
| Place of death | Duderstadt |