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August Kühne
August Kühne (1855–1932) was a German businessman and freight forwarder. In 1890, he co-founded Kühne + Nagel together with Friedrich Nagel (1864–1907) in Bremen. Life August was the son of a woodcutter. His intention was to study law, but was unable to do so due to financial reasons. As a result, he became an apprentice at the Bremens import/export company L.G. Dyes & Co. He perfected his education but was dismissed during the economic crisis of 1875. After a while he took a job at freight handler Fr. Nauman in Bremen. He worked his way up to partner and became engaged to Naumann's daughter. However, she died before marriage. Kühne left the company in 1890 after a disagreement with Naumann and started his own company. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhne, August 1855 births 1932 deaths German businesspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kühne + Nagel
Kühne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Business * August Kühne (1855–1932), German businessman, co-founder of Kuehne + Nagel * Alfred Kühne (1895–1981), son of August, German businessman * Klaus-Michael Kühne (born 1937), son of Alfred, German businessman, honorary chairman of Kühne + Nagel Sports * Anke Kühne (born 1981), German field hockey player * Frank Kühne (born 1961), German swimmer * Marc Kühne (born 1976), German bobsledder * Matthias Kühne (born 1987), German footballer * Rico Kühne (born 1982), German footballer * Rita Kühne (born 1947), former East German athlete * Simon Kühne (born 1994), Liechtensteiner footballer * Stefan Kühne (born 1980), German footballer Other people * Alfred von Kühne (1853-1945), German general during World War I * Eric Kuhne (1951–2016), American-born British architect * Friedrich Kühne (1870–1959), German film actor of the silent era * Hans Kühne (1880–1969), German chemist * Helmut Kuh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Nagel
Friedrich Gottlieb Nagel (1864-1907) was the co-founder of Kuehne + Nagel, the global transportation and logistics company. Nagel co-founded Kuehne + Nagel with August Kühne August Kühne (1855–1932) was a German businessman and freight forwarder. In 1890, he co-founded Kühne + Nagel together with Friedrich Nagel (1864–1907) in Bremen. Life August was the son of a woodcutter. His intention was to study law, ... (1855-1932) in Bremen in 1890. References 1864 births 1907 deaths German businesspeople {{Germany-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. With about 577,000 inhabitants, the Hanseatic League, Hanseatic city is the List of cities in Germany by population, 11th-largest city of Germany and the second-largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg. Bremen is the largest city on the River Weser, the longest river flowing entirely in Germany, lying some upstream from its River mouth, mouth into the North Sea at Bremerhaven, and is completely surrounded by the state of Lower Saxony. Bremen is the centre of the Northwest Metropolitan Region, which also includes the cities of Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg and Bremerhaven, and has a population of around 2.8 million people. Bremen is contiguous with the Lower Saxon towns of Delmenhorst, Stuhr, Achim, Wey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1855 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Ottawa, Ontario, is incorporated as a city.' * January 5 – Ramón Castilla begins his third term as President of Peru. * January 23 ** The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in modern-day Minneapolis, a predecessor of the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge. ** The 8.2–8.3 Wairarapa earthquake claims between five and nine lives near the Cook Strait area of New Zealand. * January 26 – The Point No Point Treaty is signed in the Washington Territory. * January 27 – The Panama Railway becomes the first railroad to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. * January 29 – Lord Aberdeen resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, over the management of the Crimean War. * February 5 – Lord Palmerston becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * February 11 – Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia. * February 12 – Michigan State University (the "pioneer" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Deaths
Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hirohito of Japan. The Kuomintang's official newspaper runs an editorial expressing regret that the attempt failed, which is used by the Japanese as a pretext to attack Shanghai later in the month. * January 22 – The 1932 Salvadoran peasant uprising begins; it is suppressed by the government of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez. * January 24 – Marshal Pietro Badoglio declares the end of Libyan resistance. * January 26 – British submarine aircraft carrier sinks with the loss of all 60 onboard on exercise in Lyme Bay in the English Channel. * January 28 – January 28 incident: Conflict between Japan and China in Shanghai. * January 31 – Japanese warships arrive in Nanking. February * February 2 ** A general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
