Sigmund Scherdel
Sigmund Scherdel (born May 3, 1859 in Schwarzenbach an der Saale , † December 19, 1936 in Marktredwitz ) was the founder of Scherdel GmbH , based in the Upper Franconian town of Marktredwitz.
Sigmund Scherdel came from a family of bakers who were involved in founding several companies during the industrialization period . His parents were Bernhard Scherdel (1809–1866), who worked in Schwarzenbach an der Saale as a baker, brewer and maltster, and Christina, née Steinert (1822–1883). In 1891 he married Margarethe from the Schwarzenbach factory owner family Goller, with whom the Scherdel family is linked several times by marriage. Sigmund Scherdel's brother Bernhard Scherdel is the founder of the spirit and pressed yeast factory Scheibe & Scherdel in Schwarzenbach and Oberkotzau , uncle and cousin are the founders of the Hof beer brewery Scherdel .
Scherdel attended the agricultural school in Triesdorf and initially ran an agricultural business in Schwarzenbach. In 1890 he founded the wire drawing company Scherdel & Weiß for piano strings in Marktredwitz together with the Berger engineer Friedrich Weiß. After the Paris World Exhibition in 1900, Scherdel opened up an export market in Europe and America. The company kept coming up with technical innovations and expanding the product range. She supplied the Nuremberg bicycle industry with springs and other individual parts. Valve springs became increasingly important for the manufacture of automobiles and aircraft, and Daimler-Benz racing cars were also equipped with them. During the First World War, fuse springs were primarily manufactured due to the war. In 1920 Sigmund Scherdel received the honorary title of Bavarian Commerce Councilor . He had been the sole owner of the company since 1900, followed by his sons, who also made progress in the manufacture of technical springs. Scherdel GmbH is still a leading company in this area. In Marktredwitz the Scherdelstraße is named after Sigmund Scherdel.
literature
- Richard Winkler: Scherdel, Sigmund. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 687 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Company history on the website of the Scherdel group of companies
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scherdel, Sigmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German company founder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwarzenbach on the Saale |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1936 |
| Place of death | Marktredwitz |