Rudolph von Koch

Rudolph Koch , von Koch since 1908 , (born November 24, 1847 in Gandersheim , † March 20, 1923 in Berlin ) was a German bank manager. From 1900 to 1909 he was CEO of Deutsche Bank and later chairman of the supervisory board .

Life

Koch joined the company shortly after the bank was founded. In 1872 he became deputy director and was a member of the board from 1878 . He was mainly responsible for the internal operations of the bank. The main focus of his activity was the current account and deposit business. He also tried to set up a branch office system. He established relationships with major banks in the provinces on whose boards he was represented. This preparatory work enabled the banks to be taken over by Deutsche Bank between 1914 and 1920. This created a broad network of branches. In addition, he was also a member of the supervisory board of Deutsche Überseeische Bank in international business. He was particularly dedicated to relations with the Ottoman Empire . He was a Turkish consul general for a long time .

After Georg von Siemens retired from the management of Deutsche Bank, Koch became spokesman for the board because of his seniority. The real leader, however, was Arthur von Gwinner for a long time . After Koch left the board in 1909, Gwinner was his successor. Koch changed to the supervisory board as deputy chairman and was its chairman from 1914 to 1923.

In 1903 Koch's son Heinz was beaten to death by his private tutor Andreas Dippold because of his supposed excessive tendency to masturbate . Dippold was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Bayreuth Regional Court on October 9, 1903 in a sensational trial. His act was attributed to sexual sadism (Dippoldimus).

literature

Manfred Pohl: Koch, Rudolph von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 277 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Biography of the Historical Society of Deutsche Bank

Individual evidence

↑ on the case, see last Michael Hagner : Der Hauslehrer. The story of a criminal case. Education, sexuality and the media around 1900. Suhrkamp, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-518-42204-5 .

personal data
SURNAME	Koch, Rudolph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Koch, Rudolph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German bank manager
DATE OF BIRTH	November 24, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gandersheim
DATE OF DEATH	March 20, 1923
Place of death	Berlin

[1] the case, see last Michael Hagner : Der Hauslehrer. The story of a criminal case. Education, sexuality and the media around 1900. Suhrkamp, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-518-42204-5 .