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Henrik Haggenmacher

1827 – 1917

Swiss-born Hungarian industrialist

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About Henrik Haggenmacher

Lived 1827 – 1917 (aged 89). Henrik Haggenmacher was a Swiss and Austrian miller.

Henrik Haggenmacher (6 November 1827 – 5 June 1917) was a Swiss-born Hungarian industrialist, business magnate, philanthropist and investor. According to Forbes he was the 6th richest person in Hungary on the turn of the 19th century with a net worth of 18-20 million Hungarian pengő.

Life

Brewery

In 1867 Haggenmacher bought a brewery. Already in 1875, the brewery became the third-largest producer in Hungary. After World War I, the Dreher brewery, First Hungarian Stock-limited brewery and Haggenmacher Brewery had to merge and the production was centralized in Kobanya. Thereupon the Haggenmacher premises became a storage facility. right

Death Henrik Haggemacher died in 1917.

Personal life

He married in 1854 Maria Magdalena Liechti (1834-1889). They had together 12 children. They were both Calvinists. Heinrich/Henrik (1855-1917) Géza (1857-1891) Walter (1859-1921) Robert/Róbert (1863-1921) Otto/Ottó (1864-1865) Árpád (1865-1914) Maria Martha/Mára Márta (1867-?) Melanie Louise Johanna/Melánia Lujza Johanna (1869-?) Friederike Elisabetha Antonia/Friderika Erzsébet Antónia "Frida" (1871-?) Alexander/Sándor (1871-1879) Oscar/Oszkár (1874-1942) Bertha Louise/Berta Lujza "Lilly" (Lili, 1878-?)

Literature Károly Halmos : Haggenmacher Henrik és Károly - Malomipar és serfőzés Marcell Sebők : Sokszínű kapitalizmus Katalin Koncz : Két nagyvállalkozó család vállalkozói stratégiájának összehasonlítása. (A Haggenmacher és a Hatvany-Deutsch család) In: Bürgertum und bürgerliche Entwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Szerk. Bácskai Vera. Bp., 1986. Zsuzsa Pekár Megemlékezés Haggenmacher Károly születésének 150. évfordulóján. Gabonaipar, 1985/2. Zsuzsa Pekár– István Pénzes : 150 éve született Haggenmacher Károly. Gépipar, 1986/6–7. Gyula Réz : Haggenmacher Károly (1835–1921). In: Magyar Agrártörténeti életrajzok. 1. köt. Bp., 1987. Zsuzsa Pekár : A Magyarországra bevándorolt Haggenmacher család. Turul, 1993/3. Zsuzsa Pekár : A Haggenmacherek Magyarországon. Turul, 1994/1–2., 1994/3.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Henrik Haggenmacher?

swiss-born Hungarian industrialist (1827–1917)

When was Henrik Haggenmacher born?

Henrik Haggenmacher was born on 6 November 1827 in Winterthur.

When did Henrik Haggenmacher die?

Henrik Haggenmacher died on 5 June 1917 in Budapest.

What was Henrik Haggenmacher's occupation?

Henrik Haggenmacher was a miller.

What nationality was Henrik Haggenmacher?

Henrik Haggenmacher was Swiss and Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Henrik Haggenmacher

· Wikidata: Q1032497

· DBpedia: Henrik Haggenmacher

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