Wilfried Feldenkirchen
Wilfried Paul Feldenkirchen (born October 25, 1947 in Cologne ; † June 21, 2010 in Hinterzarten ) was a German economic historian and university professor .
Life
Wilfried Feldenkirchen studied history, English and economics at the University of Bonn . In 1974 he was awarded the title of Dr. phil. PhD. In 1980 he completed his habilitation with a study of the iron and steel industry in the Ruhr area from 1879 to 1914. In 1982, Feldenkirchen was awarded the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize . In 1985 he became an adjunct professor at the University of Bonn and was director of the university's international office from 1985 to 1990 . In 1989/1990 he held a professorship at the University of Saarland and in 1990 was appointed to the chair for economic, social and corporate history at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg . In 1990 he published the memoirs of Werner von Siemens , in 1992 he published his biography; he worked on the encyclopedia of German history . The focus of his academic work was on the economic history of the 19th and 20th centuries, the history of banks and savings banks and the history of agricultural policy. A particular focus of research was the history of large companies such as Siemens , Daimler , the Society for Consumer Research and Henkel .
Feldenkirchen was a Rotarian member (Rotary Club Euskirchen-Burgfey).
Feldenkirchen died in an accident in 2010 during a test drive with a replica of the Electric Victoria , which was built under his project management by a coachbuilder from Hinterzarten and exhibited by Siemens at the 2010 Expo .
Honors
- 1982: Heinz Maier Leibnitz Prize
- 1987: Newcomen Prize
Fonts
- Trade in the city of Cologne in the 18th century (1700–1814). Bonn 1975.
- The iron and steel industry of the Ruhr area 1879–1914. Growth, financing and structure of your large companies. Wiesbaden 1982, ISBN 3-515-03463-3 .
- Werner from Siemens. Inventor and international entrepreneur. Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-8009-4156-2 .
- The German economy in the 20th century (= Encyclopedia of German History , Vol. 47). Munich 1998, ISBN 3-486-55744-0 .
- Together with Susanne Hilger: People and Brands: 125 Years of Henkel, 1876–2001 . Ed .: Ernst Primosch and Wolfgang Zengerling on behalf of Henkel KGaA. Henkel KGaA, Düsseldorf 2001, ISBN 3-923324-79-0 ( henkel.de [PDF]).
literature
- Hermann Schäfer: Pioneer of "History Marketing". Memory of Wilfried Feldenkirchen and his contribution to the modernization of the SiemensForum. Trends and challenges of the present . In: Susanne Hilger / Horst A. Wessel (eds.): Companies in competition. Commemorative publication for Wilfried Feldenkirchen (1947–2010) , Stuttgart: Steiner 2020 (contributions to company history; 36), ISBN 978-3-515-12504-8 , pp. 193–205.
- Hans Pohl †: Wilfried Feldenkirchen's work at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn . In: Susanne Hilger / Horst A. Wessel (eds.): Companies in competition. Commemorative publication for Wilfried Feldenkirchen (1947–2010) , Stuttgart: Steiner 2020 (Contributions to Company History ; 36), ISBN 978-3-515-12504-8 , pp. 207–213.
- Horst A. Wessel: The scientist and university professor Wilfried Feldenkirchen (with an overview of his publications) . In: Susanne Hilger / Horst A. Wessel (eds.): Companies in competition. Commemorative publication for Wilfried Feldenkirchen (1947–2010) , Stuttgart: Steiner 2020 (contributions to company history; 36), ISBN 978-3-515-12504-8 , pp. 215–229.
Web links
- Literature by and about Wilfried Feldenkirchen in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Siemens project manager dies while driving a classic electric car . In: Badische Zeitung online from June 21, 2010.
- ↑ Tragic test drive. Professor dies in a classic car accident . In: Südkurier online from June 21, 2010.
- ↑ a b Feldenkirchen / Hilger 2001, p. 401, henkel.de
- ^ Michael Amberg: University of Erlangen-Nuremberg mourns Professor Feldenkirchen. In: Uni-Mediendienst Aktuell No. 137/2010. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , June 22, 2010, accessed on August 26, 2016 .
- ^ Homepage of the Rotary Club Euskirchen-Burgfey .
- ↑ Rotarian president fatally injured . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger online from June 23, 2010.
- ↑ The fateful test drive of the "Electric Victoria" In: Badische Zeitung of June 23, 2010.
- ↑ With the "Viktoria" to death. Misfortune with a classic electric car . In: sueddeutsche.de , April 23, 2015.
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SURNAME | Feldenkirchen, Wilfried |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Feldenkirchen, Wilfried Paul (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German economic historian and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 2010 |
Place of death | Hinterzarten |