Georg Adolf Carl von Opel (31 August 1869 – 16 February 1927[1]), known as Georg Adolf Carl Opel before being ennobled in 1918, was a bank specialist and industrialist of the Opel family and one of the founders of the Germanautomobile manufacturer Opel.
Carl von Opel
The Opel brothers on a five-seats tandem bicycle, 1912: Carl, Wilhelm, Heinrich, Fritz, Ludwig
Carl's parents are Adam and Sophie Opel. His father had founded the family firm in 1862 in Rüsselsheim as a manufacturer of sewing machines, and later diversified into bicycle manufacturing. After Adam's death in 1895, control of the company passed to his wife and two of his sons. In 1898, Carl and his brothers Wilhelm and Fritz brought Opel into the automobile industry with the purchase of the small Lutzmann automobile factory at Dessau.
Carl Opel at the French Grand Prix, 1914
On 30 May 1895[2] he married Helena Wilhelmine Mouson, daughter of Johann Jacob Mouson[3] and of Eleonore Dorothea Hock. He had two sons and two daughters, Johann Jacques, Georg, Sophie and Eleonore.
On 17 January 1918 in Darmstadt, Carl was raised to the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, one year later than his brothers Wilhelm and Heinrich. In the same year he was appointed as privy councillor.
"Opel, Georg Adolf Carl von". Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS) (in German). Hessian State Office for Historical Regional Studies (Hessisches Landesamt für geschichtliche Landeskunde, HLGL).
Hans Christoph Graf von Seherr-Thoß (1999), "Opel, Carl von", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 19, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 542; (full text online) (genealogical information only, original article of all familymembers on Opel, Friedrich Karl Adam Georg von)
External linksedit
Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08 e.V.: Über Mitglieder des RRK (1927): Carl von Opel. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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^Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg (HStAMR Best. 903 No. 10931 p. 133)
^Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg (HStAMR Best. 903 No. 9541 p. 155)
^Peter Heß: Chronik des Corps Franconia Darmstadt 1998, S. 615
February 13, 2024
carl, opel, georg, adolf, august, 1869, february, 1927, known, georg, adolf, carl, opel, before, being, ennobled, 1918, bank, specialist, industrialist, opel, family, founders, german, automobile, manufacturer, opel, opel, brothers, five, seats, tandem, bicycl. Georg Adolf Carl von Opel 31 August 1869 16 February 1927 1 known as Georg Adolf Carl Opel before being ennobled in 1918 was a bank specialist and industrialist of the Opel family and one of the founders of the German automobile manufacturer Opel Carl von OpelThe Opel brothers on a five seats tandem bicycle 1912 Carl Wilhelm Heinrich Fritz LudwigBorn 1869 08 31 31 August 1869Russelsheim am Main GermanyDied16 February 1927 1927 02 16 aged 57 Frankfurt am Main GermanyEmployerOpelKnown forOpelSpouseHelena Wilhelmine MousonChildren4Parent s Adam OpelSophie OpelRelativesWilhelm von Opel brother Fritz von Opel nephew Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Literatur 4 External links 5 ReferencesBiography editCarl s parents are Adam and Sophie Opel His father had founded the family firm in 1862 in Russelsheim as a manufacturer of sewing machines and later diversified into bicycle manufacturing After Adam s death in 1895 control of the company passed to his wife and two of his sons In 1898 Carl and his brothers Wilhelm and Fritz brought Opel into the automobile industry with the purchase of the small Lutzmann automobile factory at Dessau nbsp Carl Opel at the French Grand Prix 1914On 30 May 1895 2 he married Helena Wilhelmine Mouson daughter of Johann Jacob Mouson 3 and of Eleonore Dorothea Hock He had two sons and two daughters Johann Jacques Georg Sophie and Eleonore On 17 January 1918 in Darmstadt Carl was raised to the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Hesse one year later than his brothers Wilhelm and Heinrich In the same year he was appointed as privy councillor Carl von Opel was a member of the Corps Franconia Darmstadt 4 The name the Opel Karl small car built in 2015 is an homage to this Opel ancestry See also edit nbsp Germany portal nbsp Cars portal nbsp Companies portalAdam Opel Wilhelm von Opel Sophie Opel Fritz von Opel Rikky von OpelLiteratur edit Opel Georg Adolf Carl von Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen LAGIS in German Hessian State Office for Historical Regional Studies Hessisches Landesamt fur geschichtliche Landeskunde HLGL Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels Adelslexikon Band X Band 119 der Gesamtreihe C A Starke Verlag Limburg Lahn 1999 ISSN 0435 2408 Hans Christoph Graf von Seherr Thoss 1999 Opel Carl von Neue Deutsche Biographie in German vol 19 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot p 542 full text online genealogical information only original article of all familymembers on Opel Friedrich Karl Adam Georg von External links editRusselsheimer Ruder Klub 08 e V Uber Mitglieder des RRK 1927 Carl von Opel Retrieved 20 May 2015 References edit Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg HStAMR Best 903 No 10931 p 133 Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg HStAMR Best 903 No 9541 p 155 Mouson Jacques Frankfurter Personenlexikon Peter Hess Chronik des Corps Franconia Darmstadt 1998 S 615 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl von Opel amp oldid 1119080834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
