Siemens (entrepreneurial family)

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Siemens is the name of a German family of entrepreneurs .

history

Siemenshaus in Goslar

origin

The Siemens entrepreneurial family, which rose to the nobility in several European countries in the 19th century, is part of a bourgeois city ​​dynasty of the imperial city of Goslar that is still widespread today . The Goslar family is first mentioned in a document on January 2, 1384 with the agricultural citizen Henning Symons .

The secure line of the entrepreneurial family begins with Ananias Siemens (* around 1538, † 1591). He was a citizen , brewer, oil miller and member of the shoemaker's guild in Goslar, where the family's ancestral home, the Siemenshaus , is located. After respected master craftsmen who held leading positions in Goslar guilds , the family also produced successful merchants from the beginning of the 17th century . It provided the imperial city with numerous guilds and councilors and four mayors , most recently Johann Georg (1748–1807). In the 18th century, the family belonged to the educated middle class and several family members leased large Gutsbetriebe in the Harz mountains , including Johann Georg Heinrich Siemens (1735-1805), and in the early 19th century whose son Christian Ferdinand Siemens , the father of the generation of entrepreneurs.

development

Siemens cable factory in Berlin- Siemensstadt around 1900

The branches of the entrepreneurial family that are most important for science and economy go back to the farmer and landlord Christian Ferdinand Siemens (1787–1840). His sons Werner , Carl , Hans , Friedrich and William worked as entrepreneurs and engineers . Werner Siemens founded the Telegraphen Bau-Anstalt von Siemens & Halske in Berlin in 1847 together with Johann Georg Halske , from which Siemens & Halske AG emerged in 1897 , in which many family members later worked in management. In 1966, under the management of Ernst von Siemens , Siemens & Halske AG merged with Siemens-Schuckertwerke AG and Siemens-Reiniger-Werke AG to form today's global corporation Siemens AG . As its largest single shareholder , the founding family is still represented on the Supervisory Board today .

Nobility and class surveys

The following members of the Siemens family were ennobled:

The current Siemens namesake are all descendants of Werner.

coat of arms

Representation on the Wernerwerk high-rise in Berlin- Siemensstadt , combined from the coats of arms of the Charlottenburg district , the Spandau district and the von Siemens family

The coat of arms of the von Siemens family shows a silver parsley root with its herb in blue , accompanied by two gold stars. On the helmet with blue-silver covers on the right and blue-gold covers on the left, the parsley root between two blue buffalo horns each with a gold star in their mouths.

Significant people

Name bearer

Other family members

  • Anna Zanders born von Siemens (1858–1939), daughter of Werner von Siemens, founder of culture
  • Hertha Harries b. von Siemens (1870–1939), the youngest daughter of Werner von Siemens, wife of the chemist Carl Dietrich Harries , was committed to the social issues of the Siemens workforce
  • Johanna von Siemens born Schomburg (1894–1984), Arnold's daughter-in-law , took over the social responsibilities of Hertha Harries
  • Gerd von Brandenstein (* 1942), Carl's descendant , represented the family on the Siemens AG Supervisory Board from 2008 to 2015

photos

Genealogy (extract)

Family branches

Main line of Ananias
 
 Georg Andreas line
Subline of Ananias
 
 Line Heinrich Albrecht
Sub line of Ananias
 
 Johann Georg line
Sub-line from Georg Andreas,
including Georg von Siemens
 
 Christian Ferdinand line
Sub-line from Georg Andreas,
including Werner von Siemens and brothers

Line from Ananias Siemens (progenitor)

Generations 1-9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ananias Siemens
* approx. 1538, † 1591 Goslar
citizen and brewer
∞ Anna Brüggemann (2nd marriage)
8 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (Child) # 6 Peter Siemens
* approx. 1586 Goslar, † 1650 ibid.
Tailor and councilor
∞ Agnetha Oppermann
(1605–63, 3rd marriage)
8 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 # 2 Hans Jürgen Siemens
* 1628 Goslar, † 1694 ibid.
Kaufmann
∞ Anna Volckmar (1636–1717)
6 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 # 3 Hans Henning Siemens
* 1667 Goslar, † 1725 Ohlhof
estate
tenant ∞ Anna Volbrecht (1674–1715)
11 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 # 4 Georg Andreas Siemens
* 1700 Goslar, † 1789 Ohlhof
estate
tenant ∞ Agnes Koch (1716–97, 2nd marriage)
9 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 # 6 Heinrich Albrecht Siemens
* 1703 Goslar, † 1758 ibid
tenant farmers
∞ Elisabeth Sternberg (1710-71)
14 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 # 3 Joh. Georg Heinrich Siemens
* 1735 Ohlhof, † 1805 Wasserleben
estate
tenant ∞ Sophie Huet (1740–99)
15 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 # 6 Carl Leopold Siemens
* 1739 Goslar, † 1805 Seesen
landlord
∞ Justine Brüel (1746–1828)
10 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
# 1 Johann Georg Siemens
* 1764 Schauen, † 1827 Langenstein
estate tenant
∞ Sophie Barkhausen
(1776–1808, 1st marriage)
6 children
 
 # 15 Christian Ferdinand Siemens
* 1787 Schauen, † 1840 Menzendorf
estate tenant
∞ Henriette Deichmann (1792–1839)
14 children
 
 
 
 
 
 # 8 Ernst Franz Siemens
* 1780 Goslar, † 1854 Hanover,
landlord and inventor
∞ Georgine Müller
(1784–1862)
13 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
# 1 Johann Georg Siemens
* 1805 Langenstein, † 1879 Ahlsdorf
legal advisor and lawyer
∞ Marie von Sperl (1819–1902)
1 child
 
 Werner von Siemens
(1816–92) and siblings See continuation of the family tree below
 
 # 1 Gustav Siemens
* 1806 Aerzen, † 1874 Hanover,
lawyer and politician
∞ Sophie Heise (1818–88)
2 children
 
 # 3 Carl Georg von Siemens
* 1809 Pyrmont, † 1885 Bad Harzburg
Technologist and university professor
∞ Ottilie Denzel (1812–82)
1 child
 
 # 4 Adolf Siemens
* 1811 Pyrmont, † 1887 Berlin
artillery
general and inventor ∞ Antonie Cleve (1827–96)
2 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
# 1 Georg von Siemens
* 1839 Torgau, † 1901 Berlin
founding director of Deutsche Bank
∞ Elise Görz (1850–1938)
6 children
 
 
 
 
 
 # 1 Alexander Siemens
* 1847 Hanover
† 1928 Milford-on-Sea / England
entrepreneur * and engineer
∞ Louisa Dodwell († 1934)
3 children
 
 # 1 Antonie Siemens
* 1840 Hohenheim, † 1900 Berlin
∞ Werner von Siemens (1816–92)
2 children
 
 
 
 

Line from Christian Ferdinand Siemens

Generations 7-12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Christian Ferdinand Siemens
* 1787 Schauen, † 1840 Menzendorf
estate tenant
∞ Henriette Deichmann (1792–1839)
14 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
# 4 Werner von Siemens
* 1816 Lenthe
† 1892 Charlottenburg
inventor, founder of Siemens & Halske *
∞ Mathilde Drumann (1824–65)
∞ Antonie Siemens (1840–1900)
6 children (4 with Mathilde, 2 with Antonie)
 
 
 # 5 Hans Siemens
* 1818 Lenthe
† 1867 Löbtau
Glass manufacturer and inventor
∞ Alma Müller
(1831–1914)
5 children
 
 # 6 Ferdinand Siemens
* 1820 Lenthe
† 1893 Piontken
estate owner
∞ Eulalia Hertzog
(1835–1916)
4 children
 
 # 8 Sir William Siemens
* 1823 Lenthe
† 1883 Sherwood / England
Inventor and entrepreneur *
∞ Anne Gordon
(1821–1901)
No children
 
 # 9 Friedrich Siemens
* 1826 Menzendorf
† 1904 Dresden
Glass manufacturer and inventor
∞ Elise Witthauer
(1843–1919)
6 children
 
 # 10 Carl Heinrich von Siemens
* 1829 Menzendorf
† 1906 Menton / France, entrepreneur *,
1st Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens & Halske AG (1897–1904)
∞ Marie von Kapherr
(1836–69)
5 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
# 1 Arnold von Siemens
* 1853 Berlin
† 1918 there
entrepreneur *, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens & Halske AG (1904–1918)
∞ Ellen von Helmholtz
(1864–1941)
5 children
 
 # 2 Georg Wilhelm von Siemens
* 1855 Berlin
† 1918 Arosa / Switzerland
Entrepreneur * and inventor, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens-Schuckertwerke AG (1903–1918) and Siemens & Halske AG (1918–1919)
∞ Elly Siemens
(1860–1919 )
2 children
 
 # 6 Carl Friedrich von Siemens
* 1872 Charlottenburg
† 1941 Heinenhof
entrepreneur *, chairman of the supervisory board (1919–1941)
∞ Tutty Bötzow
(1878–1935, 2nd marriage)
2 children
 
 
 # 2 Elly Siemens
* 1860 Piontken
† 1919 Charlottenburg
∞ Georg Wilhelm von Siemens
(1855–1919)
2 children
 
 
 
 # 4 Friedrich Carl Siemens
* 1877 Dresden
† 1952 Berlin
Entrepreneur *, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (1946–1948)
∞ Bertha Yorck von Wartenburg
(1899–1950)
4 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
# 1 Hermann von Siemens
* 1885 Berlin
† 1986 in Munich
Entrepreneur *,
Chairman of the Supervisory Board (1941–1946 and 1948–1956)
∞ Charlotte von Maltzan
(1887–1976)
6 children
 
 # 1 Werner Ferdinand von Siemens
* 1885 Berlin, † 1937
entrepreneur *, Chairman of
the Management Board of
Siemens & Halske AG
∞ Katrin Heck
(† 1919, 1st marriage)
3 children
 
 # 1 Ernst von Siemens
* 1903 Kingston upon Hull / England
† 1990 Starnberg
entrepreneur *, Chairman of the Management Board of Siemens & Halske AG (1949–1956), Chairman of the Supervisory Board (1956–1966)
and the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG (1966–1971 )
as well as patrons of culture,
unmarried, no children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
# 2 Henning von Siemens
* 1921 Berlin
† 2014 in Munich
Physicist
∞ Christa
Schwabenthan
(* 1941)
1 child
 
 # 1 Peter von Siemens
* 1911 Berlin
† 1986 in Munich
Entrepreneur *,
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
of Siemens AG (1971–1981)
∞ Maria Julia Lienau
(1916–2008)
2 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
# 1 Nathalie von Siemens
* 1971 Munich
Spokeswoman for
the Management Board of the Siemens Foundation,
member of the Supervisory Board
of Siemens AG *
(since 2015)
 
 # 1 Peter C. von Siemens
* 1937 Rio de Janeiro
Member of the Management Board
and Supervisory Board of
Siemens AG *
∞ Bettina Shift (* 1942)
4 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(*) Management position at Siemens & Halske , Siemens Brothers & Co and / or Siemens AG .

Foundations

The entrepreneurial family has contributed part of their stake in the company to various family foundations , which mainly serve charitable purposes, in particular the promotion of art, culture, science and social issues: the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation , the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation , the Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation , which supports public art collections in the purchase of important works of art and the Werner Siemens Foundation, which supports projects in the field of technology and natural sciences at universities and colleges. The Hertha von Siemens Foundation, founded in 1909, made it possible for company employees to stay in recreation centers and holiday homes for a small fee. A private family foundation has maintained the Siemenshaus in Goslar since 1916 as a collection point for the family archive with documents, pictures and books. The Siemens Foundation established by Siemens AG in 2008 as a corporate foundation to promote basic services, education and culture in developing and emerging countries has been headed by Nathalie von Siemens as spokeswoman for the board since 2013.

Literature and web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Document in the Goslar City Archives.
  2. ↑ See Wilfried Feldenkirchen : Werner von Siemens. Inventor and international entrepreneur. Munich / Zurich 1996, ISBN 3-8009-4156-2 , pp. 100 ff., 192. See also : Alexander Siemens
  3. ↑ Biographical information on Nathalie von Siemens at marjorie-wiki.de