Paul Weber (entrepreneur)

Paul Weber (born December 16, 1915 in Homburg , † October 23, 1994 in Bruchhof-Sanddorf ) was a German entrepreneur and economist . He headed the Karlsberg Brewery from 1946 to 1983.

Life

Weber trained as a businessman and then studied at the newly founded Saar University . He received his doctorate in economics in 1952, making him the university's third doctoral candidate .

In 1942 he began to work in the family business Karlsberg, first as an authorized signatory , then from 1962 as managing director. In addition to his commitment to the family business, Weber was also committed to his place of residence. He was for several years in the city ​​council of Homburg and from 1978 until his death in 1994 presbyter of the Protestant parish of Bruchhof-Sanddorf. In 1983 his son Richard Weber succeeded the brewery as managing director.

Honors

In 1976 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit and in 1980 he was made an honorary citizen of Homburg.

On November 19, 1997, the Homburg vocational training center was renamed the Paul Weber School. The Karlsberg brewery christened its administrative seat, the former district office of Homburg, Paul-Weber-Haus. When this had to be relocated for operational reasons in 2010, the house was taken over by Dr. Theiss bought natural goods , but kept his name.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Gerhard Schnorrenberger: Change of time - change of page. On the history of Bruchhof-Sanddorf . Ed .: City of Homburg. Self-published, 2011, p. 332-334 .
2. ↑ Giving the school name. (No longer available online.) Official website of the Paul Weber School, March 29, 2009, formerly the original ; Retrieved May 30, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
3. ↑ Peter Neuheisel: Paul-Weber-Haus changes hands. Pfälzischer Merkur , June 9, 2010, accessed May 30, 2013 .