Robert Riemerschmid

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Robert Riemerschmid (born March 18, 1885 in Munich ; † 1963 ) was a German entrepreneur, co-founder of the Bavarian radio and is considered the inventor of the Escorial drink .

Life

Munich Praterinsel , Riemerschmid Group
Municipal Riemerschmid Business School Munich

Dr. oec. publ., chemist, Nat.ök. Robert Riemerschmid was born into a rich and influential entrepreneurial family from Munich . His uncle was the artist and architect Richard Riemerschmid , who along with Robert's father, Dr. Carl Riemerschmid (* 1860 † 1915) built the later Münchner Kammerspiele . The entrepreneur Anton Riemerschmid is also one of his ancestors . Robert Riemerschmid learned his trade in his parents' company. He completed his studies in 1910 with a doctorate . In 1910, Robert Riemerschmid invented a liqueur which, as the Escorial, achieved cult status several times. From 1911 to 1963 Robert Riemerschmid was entrusted with the management of the Riemerschmid Group , although his son Heinrich Riemerschmid (* NN † 1991) was involved in the management of the company from 1945 onwards. He also became known as a patron through his symposia and lectures with internationally known scientists, artists, writers and politicians that were held on the Praterinsel in the 1920s .

On September 18, 1922, together with Hermann Klöpfer, Josef Böhm and Ernst Ludwig Voss, he co-founded the German Hour in Bavaria Society for Wireless Instruction and Entertainment , which later became the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation.

Robert Riemerschmid was a member of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society and also worked as a commercial judge and on the Bavarian State Committee of Deutsche Bank .

After Robert's death in 1963, his son Heinrich Riemerschmid took over sole management of the company. His widow Renate Müller-Riemerschmid is z. Z. the chairwoman of the Heinrich Riemerschmid Foundation, founded in 1948 by the family of the school's founder, Anton Riemerschmid, whose aim is to promote vocational training and further education for the top performers of the Riemerschmid Business School in Munich.

Robert's younger sister Elsbeth Riemerschmid (1887-NN) married Wilhelm Oldenbourg (1875-1960), the eldest son of Hans Oldenbourg (1849-1922), who set up a printing company in Munich, added a bookbinding shop to her in 1880 and in 1912 together with his younger brother Paul (1858–1936) created the newspaper business "Bayerische Staatszeitung". Her husband Wilhelm Oldenbourg had been active in the natural sciences and humanities publishing departments since 1909, and since 1923 also as managing director of the "Bayerische Staatszeitung". 1919-35 he also acted as a commercial judge. Her brother-in-law Rudolf August von Oldenbourg (1845–1912) built all the publishing areas so u. a. also the school book publisher R. Oldenbourg.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The German soap industry; a presentation of the economic importance of its technical development , Munich: Oldenbourg, 1910 (University of Munich, state economic dissertation)
  2. ↑ Praterinsel: The History of the Riemerschmid Family ( Memento from October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ History of the Praterinsel ( Memento from October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ The history of radio in Bavaria ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Archive on the history of the Max Planck Society
  6. ↑ 54th Annual Report of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / bankgeschichte.de
  7. ↑ Robert's daughter-in-law Renate Müller-Riemerschmid ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ On the death of his brother-in-law Wilhelm Oldenbourg
  9. ↑ His sister Elisabeth marries into the Oldenbourg family of publishers
personal data
SURNAME Riemerschmid, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German patrons and entrepreneurs
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH 1963
Place of death Munich