Josef Schmitt

Josef Schmitt (22. August 1875 – 1945), later ''Ritter Josef Schmitt'' was a German Lawyer, Knight, and Privy Councilor. He was born in Bavaria to Ritter Josef von Schmitt, who was the advisor to Prince Luitpold of Bavaria and a privy councilor. Josef Schmitt was, in later life, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SKF, the '' J. Mich AG '' in Bamberg, the '' AG Steinfels, formerly Hch. Knab '' in Steinfels, the '' H. Henniger Reifbräu AG '' in Erlangen and the '' Baumwollindustrie Erlangen-Bamberg AG '' in Erlangen. He was also a member of the supervisory boards of the '' AG für Licht- und Kraftversorgung '' in Munich, the '' Porzellanfabrik Kloster Veilsdorf AG '', the '' porcelain manufacturer C. M. Hutschenreuther AG '' in Altrohlau and the '' Rizzibräu AG '' in Kulmbach. He was a member of the Bavarian State Committee of '' Deutsche Bank and Disconto-Gesellschaft '' and the ''Allianz and Stuttgarter Verein Versicherungs-AG'', later Allianz.

Early life

Josef was born into a devout Catholic family, and was originally brought into law through his father, Josef von Schmitt, who was a Bavarian privy councillor an advisor to the crown, and his uncle, Gottfried von Schmitt, who served as member of the Imperial Council of Bavaria, which served as the aristocratic government body of Bavaria.

Education and beginnings

After Josef Schmitt attended high school in Münnerstadt and served one year as a military volunteer, he studied law at the University of Würzburg. In 1896 he became a member of the Corps Bavaria.Kösener Corpslisten 1930, 137, 480 Schmitt later practised law from 1898 to 1901 at the District Court of Bamberg and studied in 1900 at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg to become a doctor of law. Schmitt graduated in 1901 from the state bankruptcy and joined his father, the renowned Josef von Schmitt's law firm, which he took over in 1908. In 1902, Schmitt received the admission as a lawyer in the District Court Bamberg and in 1903 at the Higher Regional Court. During the First World War, he participated from 1914 to 1918 as Adjutant of the II. Bavarian Artillery Corps in Würzburg, at which time he was awarded an Iron Cross. At the same time, he became chairman of the board of the bar association Bamberg.

Later life and positions

Enterprises

Josef Schmitt was chairman of the board of the ''Mechanischen Seilerwarenfabrik AG'' in Bamberg and the '' Kaliko-Fabrik AG'' in Bamberg. He was Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SKF, the '' J. Mich AG '' in Bamberg, the '' AG Steinfels, formerly Hch. Knab '' in Steinfels, the '' H. Henniger Reifbräu AG '' in Erlangen and the '' Baumwollindustrie Erlangen-Bamberg AG '' in Erlangen. He was also a member of the supervisory boards of the '' AG für Licht- und Kraftversorgung '' in Munich, the '' Porzellanfabrik Kloster Veilsdorf AG '', the '' porcelain manufacturer C. M. Hutschenreuther AG '' in Altrohlau and the '' Rizzibräu AG '' in Kulmbach. He was a member of the Bavarian State Committee of '' Deutsche Bank and Disconto-Gesellschaft '' and the ''Allianz and Stuttgarter Verein Versicherungs-AG'', later Allianz

Privy Councilor

Josef Schmitt was later appointed Privy Councilor to the crown of Bavaria. He was also awarded the Knight's cross of St. Michael and Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown and was therefore known as Ritter Josef v. Schmitt

Awards

* Appointment to the Privy Councilor
* Award of the Knight's Cross of the Order of Saint Michael
* Awarding Iron Cross II. Class
* The Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown

Literature

* '' Schmitt, Josef '' in '' Reich Manual of German Society – The Handbook of Personalities in Word and Image. '' Second Volume, p. 1668, Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1931

See also

Military Order of Max Joseph

References

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1875 births
1945 deaths
People from Bamberg
University of Würzburg alumni
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German Army personnel of World War I