Henrik Haggenmacher Explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Death

Henrik Haggemacher died in 1917.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

He married in 1854 Maria Magdalena Liechti (1834-1889).^[5] They had together 12 children. They were both Calvinists.

• Heinrich/Henrik (1855-1917)
• Géza (1857-1891)^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Walter (1859-1921)^{[9] [10]}
• Robert/Róbert (1863-1921)^[11]
• Otto/Ottó (1864-1865)^{[12] [13]}
• Árpád (1865-1914)^{[14] [15]}
• Maria Martha/Mára Márta (1867-?)^[16]
• Melanie Louise Johanna/Melánia Lujza Johanna (1869-?)^[17]
• Friederike Elisabetha Antonia/Friderika Erzsébet Antónia "Frida" (1871-?)^[18]
• Alexander/Sándor (1871-1879)^{[19] [20]}
• Oscar/Oszkár (1874-1942)^{[21] [22] [23]}
• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pengőmiliomosok - Forbes . 2017-11-22 . 2017-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035324/https://forbes.hu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/p.jpg . dead .
2. Web site: Rivet. rivet.es. en. 2019-09-03.
3. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRS-QHQ9 BillionGraves
4. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPD-VVJR Billion Graves
5. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QP3-D6C?i=328&wc=M6W2-H23%3A101521101%2C106177901&cc=1542666 Maria Haggenmacher geb. Liechti Funeral notice
6. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QP3-6RB?i=324&wc=M6W2-H23%3A101521101%2C106177901&cc=1542666 Géza Haggenmacher Funeral notice
7. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPD-VVVS Géza Haggenmacher BillionGraves
8. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5QD-XNT Géza Haggenmacher Baptism
9. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPD-VVJT Walter Haggenmacher BillionGraves
10. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5QD-9FG Walter Haggenmacher Baptism
11. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPD-VVJY Róbert Haggenmacher BillionGraves
12. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPD-VVJ1 Ottó Haggenmacher BillionGraves
13. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5QD-H35 Ottó Haggenmacher Baptism
14. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QP3-CPH?i=322&wc=M6W2-H23%3A101521101%2C106177901&cc=1542666 Árpád Haggenmacher Funeral notice
15. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1W-WND1 Árpád Haggenmacher BillionGraves
16. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJRW-STQ Maria Martha Haggenmacher Baptism
17. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJRW-D22 Melánia Lujza Johanna Haggenmacher Baptism
18. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Q6-N8F Friderka Ersébet Antónia Baptism
19. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QP3-XFW?i=334&wc=M6W2-H23%3A101521101%2C106177901&cc=1542666 Sándor Haggenamcher Funeral notice
20. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPD-VVVM Sándor Haggenmacher BillionGraves
21. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QP3-XY9?i=330&wc=M6W2-H23%3A101521101%2C106177901&cc=1542666 Oscar Haggenmacher Funeral notice
22. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK17-P3JZ Oszkár Haggenmacher BillionGraves
23. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Q6-2D5 Oszkár Haggenmacher Baptism