Wilhelm Doerenkamp
Wilhelm Hubert Doerenkamp (born May 19, 1882 in Cologne ; † December 26, 1972 there ) was a German entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical industry.
Life
Wilhelm Doerenkamp studied engineering at RWTH Aachen University , where he became a member of the Corps Delta. After completing his studies, he became the general representative of the Opel plants for the Rhineland and Westphalia. In May 1929 he became a commanding officer at Klosterfrau . By May 1933 he succeeded in pushing the previous owners, the Schaeben brothers, out of the company and taking over the company completely. As a result, the consul built Klosterfrau into one of the most famous brands in Germany. He coined the advertising slogan, which has now become a household name, has never been as valuable as it is today. Doerenkamp managed the company until his death.
Doerenkamp died at the age of 90 in his apartment in Cologne-Marienburg . He was widowed by Anna Maria Kaiser, whom he married in 1959.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Death certificate no. 2227 of December 29, 1972, Cologne Old Town registry office. In: LAV NRW R civil status register. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
- ^ Address list of the Weinheimer SC. 1928, p. 12.
- ↑ Patrick Hollstein: Nun, Konsul und Melissengeist , article from March 10, 2011 in: apotheke adhoc . ( Digitized version ( memento of the original from July 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. )
- ↑ The company history of the monastery woman on www.klosterfrau.de
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| SURNAME | Doerenkamp, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Doerenkamp, Wilhelm Hubert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical industry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1972 |
| Place of death | Cologne |