Oscar Henschel

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Carl Anton Oscar Henschel (born June 19, 1837 in Cassel ; † November 18, 1894 ibid) was the owner of the Henschel & Sohn machine factory in Kassel , chairman of the Kassel Chamber of Commerce and a member of parliament.

Entrepreneur

Oscar Henschel was the son of Georg Alexander Carl Henschel and grandson of the company founder Carl Anton Henschel . He attended the upper secondary school in Kassel from 1844 to 1852. He then did a mechanical engineering apprenticeship in the family business and studied at the Polytechnic in Karlsruhe from 1855 to 1857 . After completing his studies, he joined his father's company as commercial manager and became a partner in 1859 when he came of age. After the early death of his father in 1860, Oscar Henschel took over the management of the company at the age of 23.

The company experienced a strong boom under the leadership of Oscar Henschel. Oscar Henschel concentrated on the production of locomotives . While the 50th delivered locomotive in the company's history was celebrated on October 4, 1860, over 4,000 locomotives had already been delivered by Oscar Henschel's death in 1894. The number of employees, which had exceeded the 500 limit in 1865, rose to 1,600 in 1894. The founders' crash was also survived - albeit with lost sales and layoffs.

After his death, his son Karl Henschel (born October 3, 1878 in Kassel; † December 11, 1924 there ) became head of the company; Oscar's widow Sophie Henschel took over the business until he came of age . From July 1, 1900, Karl was, along with his mother, a company partner and sole company director.

social commitment

Oscar Henschel and his wife Sophie, née Caesar, whom he married on June 22, 1862 in Cassel, founded a number of social institutions for the workers at the plant. In 1854 his grandfather founded a company health insurance fund. In 1866, Henschels founded an invalids and widows' fund for workers, and in 1870 the company fire brigade. From 1872 the company built workers' houses and rented them to workers for a small rent. In 1873 the company joined the accident insurance. On the occasion of the silver wedding in 1887, the Henschel couple donated the "Henschel Fund to Support Active Workers".

After Oskar Henschel's death, his widow continued social engagement. Company kindergartens, free medical treatment for company employees and family members, a pension fund and a training school for apprentices were set up by her over the next 10 years.

MP

Oskar Henschel had been a member of the Hessian Municipal Parliament and the Provincial Parliament of the Hesse-Nassau Province since 1878 . In 1894 he was appointed to the Prussian manor house , but died before he could take up the mandate. From 1883 he was a member of the Economics Council .

Association official

Oskar Henschel has been a member since the Kassel Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1871. From 1874 to 1881 and again from 1887 to 1891 he was chairman of the chamber (from 1882 to 1887 he was second chairman). In 1876 he was a founding member of the Central Association of German Industrialists . In addition, he was a member of the board of directors of the employers 'liability insurance association , the citizens' committee and the permanent commission for technical education. He was also a member of a large number of non-profit and scientific associations.

Honors

At the age of 31, Oscar Henschel was awarded the title of Councilor of Commerce . In 1875 he became a Privy Councilor of Commerce. He also received various medals.

children

The marriage with Sophie had three daughters and one son:

  • Erna (1863–1921), married to Ernst von Kieckebusch (1845–1913), Prussian colonel
  • Luise (1865–1951), married to Alexander von Keudell (1861–1939), District Administrator in Eschwege , President of the Hesse Chamber of Agriculture
  • Elisabeth, married to Paul von Schelling
  • Karl (1873–1924), entrepreneur, married to Hildegard Marie Julie von Scheffer

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ZVDEV:  Secret of Commerce Karl Henschel †. In:  Die Lokomotive , year 1925, No. 1/1925 (XXII. Year), p. 1 f. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / Lok.
personal data
SURNAME Henschel, Oscar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Henschel, Carl Anton Oscar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur, owner of the Henschel & Sohn machine factory in Kassel
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Cassel
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1894
Place of death Cassel