Seligman Löb Straus
Seligman Löb Straus (born August 20, 1815 in Hochberg am Neckar , † August 25, 1880 in Karlsbad ) was the founder of the bed spring factory Straus & Cie. , the former largest factory of its kind in the world.
Life
Seligman Löb Straus was born on August 20, 1815 in Hochberg am Neckar as the son of the Jewish trader Maier Straus and his wife Brendel, née Levi.
He did his military service under Captain Baron von Walsleben. In 1842 he opened his first shop for bed springs in Ulm , from which the company Bettfedernfabrik Straus & Cie. originated. Baron von Walsleben gave him a loan of 2000 fl.
In 1875 Straus donated 56,000 fl = 137,100 marks for the new building of the Cannstatt synagogue .
Seligman Löb Straus died in August 1880 only a few days after he had turned 65 during a cure in Karlsbad.
family
Straus married Dora (Dina) Elsas in 1845 (born August 12, 1823 in Aldingen am Neckar ; died December 12, 1893 in Cannstatt)
The common children were:
- Fanny Straus (born June 1, 1846 in Ulm; died April 14, 1915 in Stuttgart)
- Isac (Isaak) Jacob Straus (born October 10, 1847 in Ulm; died December 9, 1898 in Cannstatt)
- Helene Straus (born December 27, 1849 in Ulm; died May 24, 1913 in Stuttgart)
- Ludwig Straus (born March 6, 1858 in Ulm; died December 31, 1926 in Stuttgart)
- Bertha Straus (born April 12, 1856 in Ulm) and
- Max Straus (born May 27, 1861 in Ulm)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bürgererverein Untertürkheim eV Accessed on July 25, 2018 .
- ^ A b Klaus Enslin: The Untertürkheim portal - bed spring factories Straus & Cie Untertürkheim and Cannstatt. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Straus, Seligman Löb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Founder of the bed spring factory Straus & Cie |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hochberg am Neckar , Kingdom of Württemberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1880 |
| Place of death | Carlsbad , Kingdom of Bohemia |