Seidl (family)

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The Seidl family is an Austrian industrial family whose textile company Ignaz Seidl AG in Moravia was one of the larger ones in Austria-Hungary at the end of the 19th century , but ceased to appear during the Second World War due to the nationalization of the companies. They also appeared in the sugar industry. But to this day members have held high positions, albeit in other functions.

The firstborn of the family carried the first name Ignaz for generations .

1st generation

He is considered to be the progenitor of the family. Seidl, born in Mährisch Rothwasser, came to Mährisch Schönberg, where he opened a shop as a yarn dealer. In 1833 he was named as the first one of the five richest yarn traders in North Moravia.

2nd generation

In 1840 he joined his father as a partner. Together with other North Moravian textile entrepreneurs, he began to take part in general start-ups from 1850 onwards. This included the company for the establishment of the mechanical flax spinning mill in Wiesenberg in 1851, sugar factories in Bedihoscht , Barzdorf , Groß Pawlowitz and Keltschan in the years from 1852 to 1862. In 1863 he was also a co-founder of the Mährisch Schönberg gas company. In Zautke he bought a mill and a pond in 1863 and 1864 and built a flax spinning mill.
In 1867 he founded the OHG Mechanical flax mill I. Seidl and Comp. in Zautke . He built a cotton spinning mill from 1882 and was able to put it into operation the following year. The cotton produced was only produced for the domestic market, while the flax was also produced for export such as to Germany or England.
Seidl also got involved in community life in Schönberg, which earned him numerous local awards.

3rd generation

Seidl attended school in Olomouc and in Vienna. He spent his practical years in various spinning mills, mainly in Germany and Ireland . In the 1870s he joined his father's company as a partner and became head of the spinning mill in Zautke. The cotton mill, which he set up with his father in 1882, already had 16,000 spindles in 1884. At the time of his death in 1929, the company employed around 1,000 people.
In addition to his function in the company, he was a member of the permanent commission, in the Ringziegelofen AG he was chairman and in the Keltschan sugar factory he was a member of the management and board of directors, as well as in the flax spinning mills in Wiesenberg and in Friedland an der Mohra . He was also president of the sugar factory in Ottmachau and of the Lundenburg sugar refinery .
In Šumperk he was also active in local politics, so he 1897-1906 in the council was sitting. He was a co-founder of the Schönberg voluntary fire brigade as well as being on the board of the civil rifle association.
His name was changed several times, both from Seidl to Seidel and his first name to Dubina
Karl Seidl did not work in one of his father's companies like his brother Ignaz, but began studying architecture at the Polytechnic in Zurich after completing schooling in Vienna and Olomouc, and then training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with Theophil von Hansen . In between he was also ao. Learner at the Vienna University of Technology . It was used for numerous public buildings in the monarchy, as well as for sacred buildings. But his focus was on private construction. So he built numerous villas in Abbazia .
Works are in extracts:
  • Eisenstein Palace in Šumperk
  • Villa Emmy in Sodkov,
  • Villa Rupprecht in Liebau
  • Villa Ritter von Scharmitzer ("Villa Santa Maria") and Villa Baron Cherpon in Lovran
  • Villa Friedmann and Villa Rasonnet in Opatija
From 1883 was also a member of the cooperative of visual artists in Vienna.
After attending school in Olomouc in Vienna, Max Seidl studied chemistry at the Technical University of Applied Sciences and later, after an internship at Heidelberg University . When Dr. phil, he joined his father's company in 1888. From 1911 he was also a partner in the company. His knowledge of flax and cotton spinning made him one of the leaders of the monarchy. In addition to these activities, he was also on boards of directors in the textile, but also in the sugar industry. He was also a delegate in the professional associations.
Like his brother Max, Eduard studied chemistry at the Vienna University of Technology and at the University of Heidelberg. After that he was in the Ed sugar factory. Seidl and Co. in Steinitz as administrators and co-owners from 1889. 2,000 hectares of agriculture also belonged to the sugar factory. He was internationally recognized as an agricultural specialist. He has also received prizes in this field at various trade fairs and exhibitions. Because of these achievements, he was ennobled in 1906 and received the title Seidl von Hohenfeldern .
In addition, he held numerous public functions in agriculture and forestry, on the advisory board for sugar taxation but also on the State Railway Council. During the First World War he held a leading position in the nutrition department.
In 1924 he became Dr. hc from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna .

4th generation

Ignaz Seidl (IV.), The son of Ignaz Seidl (III.), Became a partner in the two companies Ignaz Seidl & Co, eneso as well as in the sugar factory Ed. Seidl & Co. He was on the various boards of directors just like his father. For a short time was also active in the Mährisch-Schönberg municipal council. Until his death, Seidl also worked in various German clubs.

5th generation

He was the son of Ignaz Seidl (IV.). was an internationally recognized international lawyer and teacher at the University of Vienna . Since 1987 he has been a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences .
Works:
  • Lexicon of law, international law
  • The law of the international organizations including the supranational communities (with Gerhard Loibl)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kassner, Rudolf . In: East German biography (culture portal West-East), with mention of the sugar factory in Groß Pawlowitz

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