Max von Gutmann
Max Ritter von Gutmann (born November 18, 1857 in Vienna ; † April 2, 1930 ibid) was an Austrian engineer and entrepreneur .
biography
Wilhelm von Gutmann's son studied at the Technical University of Vienna and at the Leoben University of Mining and Mining . He joined his father's company in 1883 and became a partner in 1888.
Max von Gutmann promoted the development of the Witkowitz ironworks and, together with Albert von Rothschild, defended their independence against Karl Wittgenstein, who dominated the Austro-Hungarian coal and steel industry .
In addition, Max von Gutmann expanded his family's businesses considerably. Between 1892 and 1916 he gradually acquired lands in In der Strechen ( Rottenmann , Styria ) totaling 12,000 hectares . If the property acquired from his half-brother Rudolf von Gutmann (1880–1966) near Kalwang (Styria) is counted, the von Gutmann family owned around 50,000 hectares of land at the beginning of the First World War .
In 1900, Max von Gutmann also took over the Andritz machine factory (now Andritz AG ) and converted it into a stock corporation.
On August 30, 1902, a bomb attack was carried out on Max von Gutmann at Selzthal train station, which he survived with only minor injuries. The assassin, an operations manager who had been dismissed by Gutmann 10 years earlier, was killed.
In 1922 the Gutmann banking house was founded . After the collapse of Austria-Hungary , the bank was primarily intended to pool and manage the industrial holdings and the international coal trade of the von Gutmann family. By contrast, general banking played only a minor role until after the Second World War . The bank continues to this day.
Max von Gutmann became a member of the Herrenhaus , the upper house of the Reichsrat , in 1917 and received numerous awards, including honorary doctorates from the universities in Aachen and Leoben. Gutmann was also President of the Central Association of Austrian Industrialists . He generously sponsored Bertha von Suttner's peace initiatives .
family
Max von Gutmann married Emilie born in 1896. Hartmann (1877–1953), daughter of the actors and actresses Ernst Hartmann (1844–1911) and Helene Schneeberger (1843–1898). Emilie's sister Amelie married Carl von Ferstel, the director of the Andritz machine factory , son of the architect Heinrich von Ferstel (1828–1883) and brother of the architect Max von Ferstel (1859–1936).
Ancestors of the General Director of Creditanstalt Heinrich Treichl .
Max von Gutmann and his wife Emilie had three daughters and two sons: Leonore, called "Lorle" (1897–1968), Elsa (1897–1964), Ernst (1898–1925), Helene (1900–1988) and Wolfgang (1906 -1964). Gutmann converted to the Christian faith or to the Roman Catholic denomination and was buried in the Döblingen cemetery . His heirs sold the Strechen estate to the German entrepreneur Friedrich Flick when Austria was annexed .
literature
- Franz Kirnbauer: Gutmann, Max Ritter von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 347 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Gutmann Max from. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1959, p. 111 f. (Direct links on p. 111 , p. 112 ).
- Marie-Theres Arnbom : Friedmann, Gutmann, Lieben, Mandl, Strakosch. Five family portraits from Vienna before 1938 . 2nd Edition. Böhlau, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-205-99373-X , p. 63 ff .
- Brigitte Hamann : Bertha von Suttner. A life for peace . Vienna 1986, ISBN 3-492-03037-8 , p. 319 .
- Hubert Preßlinger: A bomb was dropped in Selzthal train station. The assassination attempt on Max Ritter von Gutmann (= Look here . Volume 24 , no. 1 ). 2003, p. 9-11 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gutmann, Max von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian engineer and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1930 |
| Place of death | Vienna |