Paul Korde
Paul Korde (born February 6, 1899 in Ottmadan ( Silesia ); † May 15, 1985 in Frankfurt am Main ) was the first president of the Central Postal Service in Darmstadt from 1949 to 1964 .
Life
After studying to become a Dr. jur. On January 28, 1929, he joined the Deutsche Reichspost and worked in the Reichspostdirections in Breslau , Hamburg and Dresden . After the war he was department head for the postal service at the Oberpostdirektion Frankfurt am Main and temporarily also head of the post office Frankfurt am Main 1. He was promoted to Ministerialrat at the main administration for the postal and telecommunications system of the United Economic Area in 1949. With his activity as the first President of the PTZ from March 14, 1949 to February 29, 1964, he had a decisive influence on the development of the Deutsche Bundespost . During his time, among other things, the automation of the mail service and the four-digit postcode were introduced.
Awards
- Bearer of the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany .
literature
- "The Presidents of the PTZ" ; S. 32. in: 40 years of FTZ and PTZ in Darmstadt; Ed .: Society for German Postal History eV; Archive for German Postal History, Issue 1/1989; ISSN 0003-8989
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Korde, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German President of the Central Postal Service in Darmstadt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottmadan ( Silesia ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1985 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |