Rudolph Karstadt

Exlibris Karstadt

Rudolph Karstadt (16 February 1856 in Grevesmühlen – 19 December 1944 in Schwerin) was a German entrepreneur.

Biography

With a loan of 1000 thaler from his father and with the help of his two sisters, Karstadt opened his first store, ″Tuch-, Manufaktur- und Konfektionsgeschäft" in Wismar on 14 May 1881.[1] By 1920 he owned over 30 shops across Germany. The Karstadt Warenhaus AG, which is what his chain of stores was called by 1920, continues as Arcandor.

References

  1. ↑ "14. Mai 2006 - Vor 125 Jahren: Rudolph Karstadt eröffnet sein erstes Geschäft". Westdeutscher Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  • Rudolf Lenz (1977), "Karstadt, Rudolph", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 11, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 301–303 ; (full text online)

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