Wilhelm Ruthe
Wilhelm Ruthe (born September 30, 1865 in Jahnsfelde , † November 23, 1954 in Wiesbaden ) was a German wine merchant.
Ruthe ran a wine wholesaler in Wiesbaden and was purveyor to the court for the emperor. He was chairman of the Rheingau wine merchants' association and leaseholder of the wine salon in the Wiesbaden Kurhaus . There he put together an extensive bottle museum.
In the Erbacher Marcobrunn , the Rheingau wine merchants ' association had a monument erected in his honor.
Honors
- 1953: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
Web links
- Wilhelm Ruthe at the Society for the History of Wine e. V.
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| SURNAME | Ruthe, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German wine merchant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jahnsfelde |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1954 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |