Michael Braun (entrepreneur)

Johann Michael Braun (born August 5, 1866 in Heubach ; † July 21, 1954 there ) was a German entrepreneur.

Life

Braun grew up in an orphanage. After completing a commercial apprenticeship, he went hiking. Returning to Heubach in 1886, together with his future father-in-law Johann Gottfried Spießhofer, he founded the corset factory Spießhofer & Braun , which has operated under the name Triumph since 1902 . From the very beginning, both of them developed the factory into a company of international importance.

Honors

1936: Honorary citizen of the city of Heubach
1952: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Naming of Michael-Braun-Straße in Heubach

literature

Karl Ritter von Klimesch (ed.): Heads of politics, economy, art and science. Naumann, Augsburg 1953.

Footnotes

↑ Friedrich Schenk (Red.): Heubach and Rosenstein Castle. History, tradition, landscape . Published by the city of Heubach. Einhorn-Verlag Dietenberger, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1984, ISBN 3-921703-57-3 , p. 17.

personal data
SURNAME	Braun, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Braun, Johann Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	August 5, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heubach
DATE OF DEATH	July 21, 1954
Place of death	Heubach

[1] Friedrich Schenk (Red.): Heubach and Rosenstein Castle. History, tradition, landscape . Published by the city of Heubach. Einhorn-Verlag Dietenberger, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1984, ISBN 3-921703-57-3 , p. 17.