Adolf Kohner Dr. de Szászberek, Baron
The Kohner company was founded in the early 19th century in Pest. Its owners were Henrik Kohner and his brothers. Henrik's son Zsigmond left the company and in 1873 founded the firm that became known as Kohner Adolf and Sons after his brother's son (Kohner Károly), born in 1866.
In addition to his role as head of the banking company founded by Zsigmond Kohner in 1874, he later expanded his interests in other companies.In May 1918, the Union Joint Stock Company was established, of which Adolf Kohner became a leading member. He was Chairman from 7 December 1922 to 22 July 1924. He subsequently founded and became a shareholder in a series of companies, mainly in the 1920s. These included the following: Continental Szalagszövőgyár Részvénytársaság, Gróf Zichy Béla Urkuti Bányaművei Részvénytársaság, Felsőmagyarországi bánya- és kohómű Részvénytársaság, Szegedi Kenderfonógyár Részvénytársaság, Hazai Mezőgazdasági Részvénytársaság, Kaszab-féle csavar- és vasárugyár Részvénytársaság, Magyar Bélésszövetár Részvénytársaság, Hungária Műtr fertiliser, sulphuric acid and chemical industry Részvénytársaság, "Hungária" vegyi- és kohóművek Részvénytársaság, Hungária Jacquard-szövőgyár Részvénytársaság. He became closely involved with the Wool Washing Company by accepting the post of its chairman in exchange for capital, as the company's shareholders did not have enough capital. For his activities in the field of economics, he received the title of Court Councillor and, in 1912, with the first name of Szászberek, the title of nobleman and, in the same year, that of baron.
Dr. Adolf Kohner was a great enthusiast of science, literature and the arts. In 1902 he founded the Szolnok Art School. He was a patron in these fields and supported the progress of young artists. His enthusiasm for these values is shown by the many sculptures, paintings, books and works of art in his palace on Damjanich Street. In his spare time he played the cello and had a large collection of works and instruments. In addition, he loved hunting: he had a hunting lodge in Bagonya, Slovenská, with a forest of 1,000 acres. His partisan activities were also reflected in his membership and leadership of associations. He was president of the Pesti Lloyd Society and of the National Society of Fine Arts. At the same time, he was also active in Hungarian Israelite religious life: he was president of the National Israelite Office and the National Hungarian Israelite Public Fund, and a member of the steering committee of the Ferenc József Rabbinical Seminary.
The success of the companies under Kohner's control lasted until the economic depression of the early 1930s, when most of the interests had to be sold. The crisis also took his Damjanich Street mansion and all his private fortune.
He spent his last years on his estate in Sasberek. At the end of his life Kohner was very ill, he died in Budapest in January 1937, and was buried in the Israelite cemetery on Kerepest Road on 2 February 1937.
Sources
Katalin Dorogi: "Have you ever seen an angel?". Past and Future. 2014, 25(2).
Lóránt Hegedűs: Baron Adolf Kohner. Vilmos Kecskeméti (ed.): Züdó évkönyv 1928-1929. 112-113.
Norbert Hlbocsányi: Theatre and Enterprise The Union Plc. and the money oligarchs of Pest. Fons (Source Research and Historical Aids) 2014, XXI(2).
Norbert Hlbocsányi: The Kohner family businesses. Studies from the Past of Budapest - 37. 2012. 43-76.
Ágnes Kenyeres (editor-in-chief): Hungarian Biographical Dictionary. Hungarian Hungarian Heritage. Budapest, 1967. 949.
Béla Kempelen: Hungarian Jews and Families of Jewish Origin 1. Budapest, 1937. 133-135.
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Miklós Vécsey:One Hundred Precious Hungarians. Budapest, 1931. 161-164.
Born: 1866
Place of birth:
Date of death: 30 January 1937.
Place of death: Budapest
Occupation: landowner, merchant, head of the firm of Adolf Kohner and Sons
Parents: Károly Kohner
Spouses: Ilona Kohner
Children: Károly, Emil, Ida, Lujza, Amália,Katalin
Author: Róbert Szabó
Born: 1866
Place of birth:
Date of death: 30 January 1937.
Place of death: Budapest
Occupation: landowner, merchant, head of the firm of Adolf Kohner and Sons
Parents: Károly Kohner
Spouses: Ilona Kohner
Children: Károly, Emil, Ida, Lujza, Amália,Katalin
Author: Róbert Szabó
Adolf Kohner Dr. de Szászberek, Baron
The Kohner company was founded in the early 19th century in Pest. Its owners were Henrik Kohner and his brothers. Henrik's son Zsigmond left the company and in 1873 founded the firm that became known as Kohner Adolf and Sons after his brother's son (Kohner Károly), born in 1866.
In addition to his role as head of the banking company founded by Zsigmond Kohner in 1874, he later expanded his interests in other companies.In May 1918, the Union Joint Stock Company was established, of which Adolf Kohner became a leading member. He was Chairman from 7 December 1922 to 22 July 1924. He subsequently founded and became a shareholder in a series of companies, mainly in the 1920s. These included the following: Continental Szalagszövőgyár Részvénytársaság, Gróf Zichy Béla Urkuti Bányaművei Részvénytársaság, Felsőmagyarországi bánya- és kohómű Részvénytársaság, Szegedi Kenderfonógyár Részvénytársaság, Hazai Mezőgazdasági Részvénytársaság, Kaszab-féle csavar- és vasárugyár Részvénytársaság, Magyar Bélésszövetár Részvénytársaság, Hungária Műtr fertiliser, sulphuric acid and chemical industry Részvénytársaság, "Hungária" vegyi- és kohóművek Részvénytársaság, Hungária Jacquard-szövőgyár Részvénytársaság. He became closely involved with the Wool Washing Company by accepting the post of its chairman in exchange for capital, as the company's shareholders did not have enough capital. For his activities in the field of economics, he received the title of Court Councillor and, in 1912, with the first name of Szászberek, the title of nobleman and, in the same year, that of baron.
Dr. Adolf Kohner was a great enthusiast of science, literature and the arts. In 1902 he founded the Szolnok Art School. He was a patron in these fields and supported the progress of young artists. His enthusiasm for these values is shown by the many sculptures, paintings, books and works of art in his palace on Damjanich Street. In his spare time he played the cello and had a large collection of works and instruments. In addition, he loved hunting: he had a hunting lodge in Bagonya, Slovenská, with a forest of 1,000 acres. His partisan activities were also reflected in his membership and leadership of associations. He was president of the Pesti Lloyd Society and of the National Society of Fine Arts. At the same time, he was also active in Hungarian Israelite religious life: he was president of the National Israelite Office and the National Hungarian Israelite Public Fund, and a member of the steering committee of the Ferenc József Rabbinical Seminary.
The success of the companies under Kohner's control lasted until the economic depression of the early 1930s, when most of the interests had to be sold. The crisis also took his Damjanich Street mansion and all his private fortune.
He spent his last years on his estate in Sasberek. At the end of his life Kohner was very ill, he died in Budapest in January 1937, and was buried in the Israelite cemetery on Kerepest Road on 2 February 1937.
Sources
Katalin Dorogi: "Have you ever seen an angel?". Past and Future. 2014, 25(2).
Lóránt Hegedűs: Baron Adolf Kohner. Vilmos Kecskeméti (ed.): Züdó évkönyv 1928-1929. 112-113.
Norbert Hlbocsányi: Theatre and Enterprise The Union Plc. and the money oligarchs of Pest. Fons (Source Research and Historical Aids) 2014, XXI(2).
Norbert Hlbocsányi: The Kohner family businesses. Studies from the Past of Budapest - 37. 2012. 43-76.
Ágnes Kenyeres (editor-in-chief): Hungarian Biographical Dictionary. Hungarian Hungarian Heritage. Budapest, 1967. 949.
Béla Kempelen: Hungarian Jews and Families of Jewish Origin 1. Budapest, 1937. 133-135.
Ottó Mészáros (ed.): History of the 100 years old Wool Washer and Weaving Mill. From Shoddy to Trevira. Budapest, 1968.
Révai's Big Dictionary, Volume 21: Supplement A-Z. Budapest, 1935. 512.
Miklós Vécsey:One Hundred Precious Hungarians. Budapest, 1931. 161-164.