Rudolf Graf von der Schulenburg-Wolfsburg
Rudolf Graf von der Schulenburg-Wolfsburg (born September 7, 1937 at Wolfsburg Castle ) is a former German manager in the automotive industry.
family
Rudolf Graf von der Schulenburg-Wolfsburg belongs to the Schulenburg family . He was born on the family seat of Wolfsburg Castle and was one of four children of Günther Werner Busso Graf von der Schulenburg (1891–1985) and Ursula geb. Freiin von Dincklage (1905–1951), who married in 1928. His siblings were Ina, Werner and Günzel . He is married to Jutta, born Freiin von der Leyen zu Bloemersheim . The marriage had four children.
Life
Rudolf Graf von der Schulenburg-Wolfsburg was born on September 7, 1937 at Wolfsburg Castle, but his parents had to move with him to the newly built Neumühle Castle as early as November 1942 , as the property belonging to Wolfsburg Castle was used for the construction of the Volkswagen factory and the associated premises City of the KdF car (renamed Wolfsburg in 1945 ) was needed.
In 1945 his family fled with him to the British zone of occupation and settled on the Nordsteimke manor , as Neumühle Castle was assigned to the Soviet zone of occupation .
He completed a mechanical engineering degree at RWTH Aachen University , which he graduated as a graduate engineer. From 1967 he worked at BMW , from 1974 as General Managing Director at BMW South Africa . From 1977 to 1978 he was CEO of BMW-Motorrad , after which he devoted himself to his own entrepreneurial activities.
After retiring, he took on a number of honorary positions. In 2008 he was elected President of the Automobile Club of Germany as the successor to Wolfgang-Ernst Fürst zu Ysenburg and Büdingen . In 2012 he resigned from this office and was appointed honorary president of the German Automobile Club. He was appointed to represent Germany in the Senate of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
literature
- Dietrich Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Hans Wätjen: History of the sex from the Schulenburg 1237 to 1983. Lower Saxony printing and publishing house Günter Hempel Wolfsburg, ISBN 3 87327 000 5 , Wolfsburg 1984, p. 389 and 397,
Web links
- A man of the world from Kirchanschöring. Rudolf Graf vd Schulenburg turns 75th Passauer Neue Presse on September 6, 2012.
- From the Schulenburg, Wolfsburg line Roskilde's history. (Danish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ In memory of Ursula Countess von der Schulenburg-Wolfsburg, b. Baroness von Dincklage. books.google.de, accessed on October 4, 2018
- ^ Wolfsburg Castle - History and Culture. City of Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg 2002, ISBN 3-930292-62-9 , p. 160
- ↑ New AvD President elected. DMSB - German Motor Sport Association V., June 22, 2012, accessed December 9, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schulenburg-Wolfsburg, Rudolf Graf von der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolfsburg Castle |