Wilhelm Hegenscheidt
Wilhelm Hegenscheidt jun. (* May 13, 1861 in Gliwice , Upper Silesia ; † September 22, 1895 in Ratibor , Upper Silesia) was a German iron industrialist in Ratibor.
Life and work
His father Carl August Wilhelm Hegenscheidt (1823-1891) came from Altena , Westphalia to Upper Silesia and founded a wire, nail and chain factory in Gleiwitz in 1852. Wilhelm junior married the daughter of the ironworks industrialist Emil Holzs (1840–1915). His brothers were: Rudolf (1859–1908), Otto (1867–1933) and Friedrich Hegenscheidt (1870–1954).
Wilhelm junior gained his first professional experience in his father's company. Wilhelm Hegenscheidt founded a building hardware factory in Ratibor in 1889. He only experienced the success of his company for six years. After he died in 1895 at the age of 34, the Wilhelm Hegenscheidt G. mbH machine tool factory named after him was founded in Ratibor in the following year, 1896 . Ernst Blau continued to manage the company.
literature
- Wilhelm Hegenscheidt . In: Walther Killy , Rudolf Vierhaus (Hrsg.): Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie (DBE) . 1st edition. tape 13 : Supplement . KG Saur, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-23173-3 , p. 156 .
- Hans Pohl: Hegenscheidt: From Ratibor to Erkelenz. Self-published, Erkelenz 1984.
Web links
- Register entry Wilhelm Hegenscheidt in the German biography
- Wilh. Hegenscheidt GmbH (PDF; 1.2 MB)
- From Ratibor to Erkelenz
- Company register
- Anke Backhaus: Erkelenz: Chances recognized in 1889 , article from September 13, 2009 on rp-online.de about the NSH group of companies
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hegenscheidt, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German iron industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gleiwitz , Upper Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1895 |
| Place of death | Ratibor , Upper Silesia |