Valentin Manheimer
Valentin Manheimer (born July 13, 1815 in Gommern ; † February 7, 1889 in Berlin ) was a German-Jewish entrepreneur and one of the leading representatives of the Berlin clothing industry.
Life
Manheimer was the son of a chasan and trader. He himself married Philippine Behrend in 1844, a daughter of the manufactured goods dealer and ladies' coat manufacturer Joseph Behrend. He and his wife had three sons and five daughters. One of his brothers was Moritz Manheimer .
Valentin Manheimer settled in Berlin in 1836 and founded the textile processing company " Gebr. Manheimer " together with his brothers Moritz and David . The capital is said to have come from a lottery win. Valentin Manheimer separated from his brothers in 1839 and founded the company " V. Manheimer ". In addition to Herrmann Gerson's company, this was one of the first manufacturers of women's clothing in Berlin. Manheimer used the traditions and experience of the old Berlin tailoring trade to set up a large-scale clothing company. This was partly based on the publishing system. He mainly produced inexpensive women's coats made of thick wool. His products were not only sold in Germany, but he also began to sell them abroad. Manheimer had a branch in London.
In 1856 Valentin Manheimer joined the Society of Friends . In 1862 he had the architect Friedrich Hitzig in the new Tiergarten district in Bellevuestr. 8 build a villa. Especially after the founding of the empire in 1871, Manheimer gained a foothold on the international market, competed with manufacturers from Paris and delivered to the USA. After that of Herrmann Gerson, the Manheimers company ranked second in terms of turnover in the clothing industry. The Manheimer company employed around 8,000 people at the end of the 1890s.
In 1873 he was appointed to the Council of Commerce , and in 1884 to the Secret Commerce Council. On the occasion of Manheimer's seventieth birthday, his wife Philippe commissioned Anton von Werner to paint a painting . After his death he left a fortune of 10 to 12 million marks.
After his death, the business was continued by his sons Ferdinand, Gustav and Alfred, after the departure of the latter two (1903 and 1904) by Ferdinand as sole owner and then by his son Adolf. The company went under during the Great Depression.
The daughter Julie Manheimer was the wife of the industrialist Isidor Loewe, co-owner and since 1886 sole director of Ludwig Loewe & Co. KG.
He was buried in the Jewish cemetery at Schönhauser Allee .
literature
- Hans Jaeger: Manheimer, Valentin. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , p. 34 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manheimer, Valentin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clothing manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gommern |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 1889 |
| Place of death | Berlin |