Peter Waskönig
Peter Waskönig (born February 28, 1932 in Wuppertal - Elberfeld ; † August 23, 2017 ) was a German entrepreneur and promoter of research and science. In 2005, the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg awarded him an honorary doctorate.
Life
Waskönig took over the insulated cable company Waskönig + Walter, which has been based in Wuppertal for three generations, in 1962 and, after moving to Ramsloh near Oldenburg, turned it into a cable factory with around 500 employees today. In 1991 he handed over management to his sons Michael and Jörg Waskönig and then served on the supervisory board of the group of companies with branches in Denmark and Switzerland.
Waskönig held the presidency of the Oldenburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1986–1994) and the chairmanship of the economic association “Der kleine Kreis” (1996–2003). In 1994 he also took over the chairmanship of the Universitätsgesellschaft Oldenburg eV and led it to one of the largest of its kind in Germany with around 1000 members by 2003. As part of this commitment to the university, he also founded the Peter Waskönig Foundation to promote talented students and was one of the main initiators of the Oldenburg technology and start-up center .
Publications
- Peter Waskönig, Management - History, Present and Future, Rhauderfehn 1990
- Peter Waskönig, Controlling - Essence, Development, Tasks, Rhauderfehn 2003
- Peter Waskönig, By voluntariness for independence, Oldenburg 2003
- Peter Waskönig, Always on the move - from 1873 to today: The history of Waskönig + Walter, Rhauderfehn 2007
- Gerhard Harms and Peter Waskönig (Eds.), More Lust than Last? - The founding rector and the presidents of the Carl von Ossietzky University on their challenges and successes 1974–2010, Oldenburg 2011
Web links
- Entrepreneur Award Oldenburger Münsterland Dr. hc Peter Waskönig, Waskönig + Walter Kabel-Werk u. Co. KG, Saterland (PDF; 96 kB)
- Dr. hc Peter Waskönig Foundation
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rüdiger Zu Klampen and Sabine Schicke: Peter Waskönig is dead: the region mourns the loss of well-known entrepreneurs. In: nwzonline.de. August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
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SURNAME | Waskönig, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and sponsor of research and science |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal - Elberfeld |
DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 2017 |