Paul Wachler

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Paul Wachler (born February 14, 1834 in Malapane , Oppeln district , † May 13, 1912 in Eisleben ) was initially a Prussian mining civil servant before he became general director of the mining industry of Henckel von Donnersmarck and later owner of the Silesian Bank Association.

Life

Wachler was the son of the judge and politician Ernst Wachler and grandson of the literary historian Ludwig Wachler . After completing his legal studies and the preparatory service for the Prussian judicial and administrative service, he worked from 1861 to 1864 at the Oberbergamt in Breslau . In 1874 he was appointed Oberbergrat in Halle an der Saale . Between 1883/84 and 1891 he was general director of Hugo Henckel von Donnersmarck's works . Even after leaving von Donnersmarck, Wachler remained his confidante.

In 1882 he was a founding member of the Chamber of Commerce in Opole . Between 1883/84 and 1891 Wachler was head of the Silesian Bank Association in Breslau.

In 1892/93 he was a member of the Customs Advisory Board and in 1898 a member of the economic committee for the preparation of trade policy measures. In 1898 he was instrumental in the restructuring of the Greek state finances.

Wachler was a member and chairman of numerous supervisory boards. Among other things, he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Dresdner Bank , which wanted to become more active in the Silesian industrial area. He was also a deputy member of the supervisory board of Vereinigte Königs- und Laurahütte , of Kattowitzer AG for mining and ironworks, and of SAG. He also rose to become a deputy member of the supervisory board at Dresdner Bank.

He was also a member of the stock exchange committee in Berlin. Since 1900 he was involved in the trade association.

From 1867 to January 2, 1875, when he resigned, he was a member of the free conservative party in the Prussian House of Representatives . In 1871 and 1872 he held the function of secretary in the House of Representatives. From 1902 he sat in the Prussian mansion .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Dorrmann: Eduard Arnhold (1849-1925). A biographical study of entrepreneurship and patronage in the German Empire. Berlin 2002, p. 61
  2. ↑ Bernhard Mann (arrangement) with the assistance of Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne: Biographisches Handbuch für das Prussische Abrafenhaus 1867–1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 398.

literature

  • Protocols of the Prussian State Ministry, vol. 10, p. 447
personal data
SURNAME Wachler, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION General director in the coal and steel industry, banker
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Malapane , Opole district
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 1912
Place of death Eisleben