Walther Bresges
Walther Adam Bresges (born May 20, 1882 in Odenkirchen ; † 1961 ) was a German entrepreneur in the textile industry.
Life
Bresges was a son of the entrepreneur Ernst Bresges and his wife Marie Bresges geb. Croon. After attending high school and a technical college, he gained practical knowledge of the textile industry in Great Britain. In 1905 he joined his parents' cotton spinning mill A. Bresges, which was merged with other companies to form Vereinigte Spinnereien AG in 1922 . Bresges became director and board member.
He was a member of the Gladbach Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a board member of the employers' association of the German textile industry. In Zoppenbroich he had a thoroughbred stud. Since 1901 he was a member of the Corps Palatia Bonn .
Honors
- 1952: Cross of Merit (Steckkreuz) of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1957: Great Cross of Merit
literature
- Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 1: A-K. German business publisher, Berlin 1930, DNB 453960286 .
- Karl Ritter von Klimesch (ed.): Heads of politics, economy, art and science. Naumann, Augsburg 1953.
- Hans-Karl Rouette, Andrea Lindner: Textile Barons . Industrial (r) evolution in Mönchengladbach's textile and clothing history. Laumann, 1996, ISBN 3-87466264-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1930, 14 , 594
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bresges, Walther |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bresges, Walther Adam (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur in the textile industry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odenkirchen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1961 |