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Hermann Schwarzwald

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FOL. 02 · N° 040 · Hermann Schwarzwald
BIOGRAPHY

Life and Work

Hermann Schwarzwald was born to Jewish parents in the crown land of Bukovina and studied law at the universities of Czernowitz (today Chernivtsi) and Vienna; in 1893 he was awarded a doctorate in law. After completing his court training in Czernowitz, the Menger student first worked at the Commercial Museum in Vienna and in the trade policy section of the Ministry of Trade. In 1917 Schwarzwald moved to the Ministry of Finance, where from 1919 to 1924 he headed the credit and currency section. Schwarzwald was one of the co-founders of the central bank. In addition, in 1918 he became deputy director of the Association of Moravian Sugar Factories in Olmütz (today Olomouc) and Vienna. After his retirement he served in 1924 and 1925 as a general councillor and president of the Anglo-Austrian Bank in Vienna. After that, until 1929, he held seats on the supervisory boards of various banks and industrial companies. From 1931 he was also a director of Dynamit Nobel AG in Pressburg (today Bratislava). He also wrote several works on currency and economic policy. Together with his wife Eugenie, an educator and a pioneer of girls' education, he hosted literary salons in which numerous intellectuals met. Barely a year after fleeing to join his wife, who was already in Switzerland, Schwarzwald died in Zurich.
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Born
13. Februar 1871
in Czernowitz, Galizien
Died
17. August 1939
in Zürich
Generation
Generation 2
Life stations

Stations

  1. 1871
    1871
    Birth · Czernowitz
    Birth

    Born on 13 February 1871 in Czernowitz (Galicia, today Chernivtsi), the son of Jewish parents in the crown land of Bukovina.[1]

  2. ⁦1889–1893⁩
    ⁦1889–1893⁩
    Studies · Czernowitz
    Studies in Law— inferred

    Studies in law at the universities of Czernowitz and Vienna; a student of Carl Menger.

  3. 1893
    1893
    Doctorate · Czernowitz
    Doctorate in Law (Dr. jur.)

    Doctorate in law (Dr. jur.) at the University of Czernowitz in 1893, following studies in law at the universities of Czernowitz and Vienna.[1]

  4. ⁦1895–1897⁩
    ⁦1895–1897⁩
    Career · Czernowitz
    Court Practice and Judicial Traineeship

    Court practice and judicial traineeship in Czernowitz from 1895 to 1897.[1]

  5. ⁦1897–1899⁩
    ⁦1897–1899⁩
    Studies · Wien
    Continued Studies at the Vienna Faculty of Law

    Studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna from 1897 to 1899; a student of Carl Menger.[1]

  6. ⁦1899–1913⁩
    ⁦1899–1913⁩
    Career · Wien
    Austrian Trade Museum

    Joined the k.k. (Imperial-Royal) Austrian Trade Museum for export promotion in 1899; secretary from 1900, deputy director from 1905 to 1913.[1]

  7. ⁦1913–1917⁩
    ⁦1913–1917⁩
    Career · Wien
    Ministry of Trade (Trade Policy Section)

    Moved to the Ministry of Trade, Trade Policy Section, in 1913.[1]

  8. 1917
    1917
    Career · Wien
    Move to the Ministry of Finance

    Moved to the Ministry of Finance in 1917.[1]

  9. 1918
    1918
    Career · Olmütz und Wien
    Deputy Director of the Association of Moravian Sugar Factories

    Deputy director of the Association of Moravian Sugar Factories in Olmütz (today Olomouc) and Vienna in 1918.

  10. ⁦1919–1924⁩
    ⁦1919–1924⁩
    Career · Wien
    Head of the Credit and Currency Section

    Head of the Credit and Currency Section at the Ministry of Finance from 1919 to 1924; co-founder of the central bank (Notenbank).[1]

  11. ⁦1924–1925⁩
    ⁦1924–1925⁩
    Career · Wien
    General Council Member and President of the Anglo-Austrian Bank

    After his retirement, General Council Member and President of the Anglo-Austrian Bank in Vienna in 1924 and 1925.[1]

  12. ⁦1925–1929⁩
    ⁦1925–1929⁩
    Career · Wien
    Board Seats in Banking/Industry

    Seats on the supervisory boards of various banks and industrial companies from 1925 to 1929.[1]

  13. 1931
    1931
    Career · Preßburg
    Director of Dynamit Nobel AG

    Director of Dynamit Nobel AG in Preßburg (today Bratislava) from 1931.[1]

  14. 1938
    1938
    Emigration · Zürich
    Flight to Switzerland

    Fled to his wife Eugenie, who was already staying in Switzerland; he died barely a year later.

  15. 1939
    1939
    Death · Zürich
    Death

    Died on 17 August 1939 in Zurich.[1]

Relationships

Influences

Influenced by · 1
  1. ⁦1889–1899⁩
    ⁦1889–1899⁩
    Teacher

    He studied law at the universities of Czernowitz and Vienna and is explicitly described in the biography as a pupil of Menger.[1]

Hermann Schwarzwald in the context of the School as a whole: five generations, their teacher-student lineages, circles and collegial ties.

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