Philip Rosenthal

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Philip Rosenthal, 1982

Philip Rosenthal (born October 23, 1916 in Berlin ; died September 27, 2001 in Selb ) was a German industrialist and politician (SPD).

Early years

The only son of the porcelain manufacturer Philipp Rosenthal from his second marriage to Maria Rosenthal (née Fran c k, Gesch. Frank) attended the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz and the Wittelsbacher Gymnasium in Munich. Because of his Jewish origins, he and his family had to emigrate to England in 1934 . He attended St. Laurence College in Ramsgate and later earned a Masters of Arts degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford . When the war broke out, he volunteered in the French Foreign Legion on September 8, 1939 in Marseille and served in Algiers . He wrote down his experiences in the Legion in his book Once a Legionnaire . When the Vichy regime came into being as a result of the western campaign , he did not want to serve it and, after several unsuccessful attempts to escape, he returned to England via Gibraltar in 1942 . There he worked as an apprentice baker, language teacher and journalist. After all, he worked in the Propaganda Department of the Foreign Office, including at the Calais military broadcaster .

Entrepreneur and Designer

In 1947, at the request of the family, he went to Selb to exercise the compensation claims . In 1950 Philip Rosenthal joined his father's porcelain company, Rosenthal AG , and in 1952 became head of the design department. From 1958 to 1970 and 1972 to 1981 he was chairman of the board. During this time the company had over 10,000 employees. From 1981 to 1989 he was Chairman of the Supervisory Board. In 1963, he was one of the first German entrepreneurs to introduce a participation system for employees, “say and have” through participation and asset accumulation in productive capital . In 1968 Rosenthal hit the headlines when he bequeathed his private share in the company's property to a foundation for the training of workers to become managers.

Philip Rosenthal was also President of the Design Council (1977–1986), Chairman of the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin and Chairman of the Association of the Ceramic Industry . His main concern as a person and entrepreneur was the "designed environment" with original art and contemporary design to increase the quality of life of the individual. In collaboration with outstanding artists and designers from all over the world, Philip Rosenthal succeeded in making the Rosenthal Studio line a recognized model for modern design in the late 1950s and 1960s. His father's porcelain factory became a company for contemporary table and home decor. In 1988 Philip Rosenthal was appointed professor of design at the Bremen University of the Arts .

One of his motto was: “If you think about costs too late, you will ruin your company. If you think about the costs too early, you kill creativity. "

The politician

In 1969 he joined the SPD and was elected to the Bundestag as a direct candidate in the Goslar - Wolfenbüttel constituency in the same year and 1972 , and then on his party's Bavarian state list . In September 1970 the entrepreneur became Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs under Karl Schiller , but resigned from this office in November 1971 due to differences with him about the speed at which employee participation in productive assets was implemented: Rosenthal remained a member of the Bundestag until 1983. From 1974 to 1976 and since In 1980 he was a board member of the SPD parliamentary group.

The pursuit of social justice in the interaction between companies and employees was a dominant topic in his life.

Exhibitions

Portrayed by Andy Warhol

Philip Rosenthal with a cigar (1980), Andy Warhol , screen print , 100 × 100 cm, on loan from Rosenthal AG to the Museum Ulm .

Awards (selection)

Works

literature

Movies

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stefan Strößenreuther porcelain purchase Selb: Councilor Philipp Rosenthal. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Ernst Goyke: The 100 from Bonn. Between Barzel and Wehner . Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1970, pp. 208-212 (208).
  3. ^ Jürgen Lillteicher : The restitution of Jewish property in West Germany after the Second World War. A study of the experience of persecution, the rule of law and politics of the past 1945–1971. Inaugural dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg 2002/2003.
  4. ^ Ernst Goyke: The 100 from Bonn. P. 210.
  5. ↑ "Wealth can be a disadvantage" . In: Der Spiegel . No. 20 , 1968, p. 61 ( Online - May 13, 1968 ).
  6. ^ Archives of the German Bundestag: The members of the German Bundestag. 1st - 13th Electoral term. Complete alphabetical index. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ Art belongs on the table. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , September 26, 2016, p. 12.

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personal data
SURNAME Rosenthal, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneurs and politicians (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 2001
Place of death Same