America in Global Context: German Entrepreneurs around the World

Siemens, Wilhelm von, 1875

Portrait of Sir Wilhelm von Siemens, who built up the British branch of Siemens & Halske (photo 1875). He was…

Trade college [Handelshochschule] in Leipzig, ca. 1910

The world’s first trade college [Handelshochschule] was established in Leipzig, Germany, in 1898 (photo ca. 1910).

Siemens, Carl von, 1860

Portrait of Carl von Siemens, who oversaw the development of the Russian branch of Siemens & Halske (photo 1860). He…

Commemorative plaque for Ivan Levinstein in Manchester, England

The German-born chemist Ivan Levinstein had studied in Berlin before moving to England at the age of nineteen. In 1865,…

König, Leopold, undated portrait

Portrait of German-born entrepreneur Leopold König, who was known as the “Sugar King of Russia.” Source: Dennis D. Weber, ed.…

König refinery in St. Petersburg

Leopold König’s sugar refinery on the Wyborgerseite in St. Petersburg, Russia. Source: Dennis D. Weber, ed. From Russia to Roseburg…

König home in St. Petersburg

Leopold König’s home near the refinery in St. Petersburg, Russia. Source: Dennis D. Weber, ed. From Russia to Roseburg (2007),…

König home in Germany

Leopold König’s villa in Bonn, Germany. Now known as Villa Hammerschmidt, it serves as the official home of the president…

Lüderitz, Adolf, undated portrait

Portrait of German merchant Adolf Lüderitz, who founded the first German colony in South West Africa. Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika: Forschungsreisen durch die…

Police Photograph of Edmund Resch, 1917

In 1917, Australian police arrested German-born brewer Edmund Resch and took him into custody as an enemy alien. Resch, then…

Casa Boker, Mexico City, ca. 2007

Mexico’s most important hardware store, Casa Boker, was founded in 1865 by Robert Böker of Remscheid. The business still exists…