Frigyes Kochmeister, Baron
Baron Frigyes Kochmeister (Sopron, 22 November 1816 - Budapest, 11 September 1907) was the first president of the Pesti Commodity and Stock Exchange, established in 1864.
His life
Youth
Frigyes Kochmeister was born in Sopron in 1816, and after graduating from the local schools, he continued the family tradition of becoming a pharmacist. He worked as an apprentice in the pharmacy of his father, András Kochmeister, and in 1833 he graduated as a pharmacist from the Vienna University of Sciences. His interest in economics and commerce was already evident at this time, as he also studied economics and later gained practical experience in banking and commerce. He broadened his horizons further when he travelled around Europe in 1841, visiting France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, England and other countries.
Professional activity
Business activity
Combining his interest in pharmacy, which he had brought from home, with his commercial experience and contacts throughout Europe, he opened a wholesale medicine and produce shop in Budapest in 1842. This small shop later became a famous wholesaler, which for a long time was a major player in the country's pharmaceutical supply. He then set up a laboratory for the preparation of medicines and organised the colonial trade.
President of the Budapest Commodity and Stock Exchange
Frigyes Kochmeister helped found the Budapest Commodity and Stock Exchange in 1864 and was elected its first president, a position he held for more than 30 years, until 1900. The longest reigning president of the Hungarian Stock Exchange, Frigyes Kochmeister was legendary for his popularity among the brokers of his day. At the opening of the Pesti Commodity and Stock Exchange, he also referred to the international importance of the stock exchanges and in his speech he called on farmers, manufacturers, industrialists and brokers to 'endeavour to ensure a healthy and vigorous life for our institution by regular and diligent attendance at the stock exchange and by doing business, if possible, on the stock exchange'.
Public activities
Frigyes Kochmeister's career has been marked by a very active social involvement, even outside the chairmanship of the stock exchange. In 1859, he was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pest, and was one of the founders of the Academy of Commerce, the Lloyd Society and the Pest Grain Society. In 1874, he was elected president of the National Protestant Orphanage, after the building of the society was built with 80,000 forints donated by him. Frigijes Kochmeister was also awarded the Austrian and Hungarian Baronial Order. He died in Budapest in 1907.
In memory of
Masterchef Award
The Kochmeister Prize was established by the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) in 2004. The scholarship competition is announced annually by the BSE for Hungarian and foreign students under 35 years of age from universities and colleges of economics and finance in Hungary who are enrolled in Hungarian higher education as full-time, evening or correspondence students, or as PhD, MBA or postgraduate students. Hungarian students studying at foreign universities and colleges are also eligible to participate, both individually and in groups of 1-3. The aim of the scholarship is to provide financial support for the study of students with a view to the healthy, sustainable, long-term development of the capital market. The winners of the competition will receive a one-off cash grant and scholarship from the BSE.
Sources
- Mór Gelléri: Pioneers of Hungarian Industry(1887)
- Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1907. 733.
- New Hungarian Biographical Dictionary. Hungarian Book Club, Budapest, Volume III, 1001-1002.
- Parliamentary Almanac 1901-1906, Book Printing House of the Pesti Lloyd Society, Budapest 1901, edited by Alber Sturm
Source: wikipedia
Born: 22.11.1816.
Place of birth: Sopron
Date of death: 11.11.1907.
Place of death: Budapest
Occupation: pharmacologist
Parents: andrás Kochmeister
Spouses:
Children:
Author:
Born: 22.11.1816.
Place of birth: Sopron
Date of death: 11.11.1907.
Place of death: Budapest
Occupation: pharmacologist
Parents: andrás Kochmeister
Spouses:
Children:
Author:
Frigyes Kochmeister, Baron
Baron Frigyes Kochmeister (Sopron, 22 November 1816 - Budapest, 11 September 1907) was the first president of the Pesti Commodity and Stock Exchange, established in 1864.
His life
Youth
Frigyes Kochmeister was born in Sopron in 1816, and after graduating from the local schools, he continued the family tradition of becoming a pharmacist. He worked as an apprentice in the pharmacy of his father, András Kochmeister, and in 1833 he graduated as a pharmacist from the Vienna University of Sciences. His interest in economics and commerce was already evident at this time, as he also studied economics and later gained practical experience in banking and commerce. He broadened his horizons further when he travelled around Europe in 1841, visiting France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, England and other countries.
Professional activity
Business activity
Combining his interest in pharmacy, which he had brought from home, with his commercial experience and contacts throughout Europe, he opened a wholesale medicine and produce shop in Budapest in 1842. This small shop later became a famous wholesaler, which for a long time was a major player in the country's pharmaceutical supply. He then set up a laboratory for the preparation of medicines and organised the colonial trade.
President of the Budapest Commodity and Stock Exchange
Frigyes Kochmeister helped found the Budapest Commodity and Stock Exchange in 1864 and was elected its first president, a position he held for more than 30 years, until 1900. The longest reigning president of the Hungarian Stock Exchange, Frigyes Kochmeister was legendary for his popularity among the brokers of his day. At the opening of the Pesti Commodity and Stock Exchange, he also referred to the international importance of the stock exchanges and in his speech he called on farmers, manufacturers, industrialists and brokers to 'endeavour to ensure a healthy and vigorous life for our institution by regular and diligent attendance at the stock exchange and by doing business, if possible, on the stock exchange'.
Public activities
Frigyes Kochmeister's career has been marked by a very active social involvement, even outside the chairmanship of the stock exchange. In 1859, he was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pest, and was one of the founders of the Academy of Commerce, the Lloyd Society and the Pest Grain Society. In 1874, he was elected president of the National Protestant Orphanage, after the building of the society was built with 80,000 forints donated by him. Frigijes Kochmeister was also awarded the Austrian and Hungarian Baronial Order. He died in Budapest in 1907.
In memory of
Masterchef Award
The Kochmeister Prize was established by the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) in 2004. The scholarship competition is announced annually by the BSE for Hungarian and foreign students under 35 years of age from universities and colleges of economics and finance in Hungary who are enrolled in Hungarian higher education as full-time, evening or correspondence students, or as PhD, MBA or postgraduate students. Hungarian students studying at foreign universities and colleges are also eligible to participate, both individually and in groups of 1-3. The aim of the scholarship is to provide financial support for the study of students with a view to the healthy, sustainable, long-term development of the capital market. The winners of the competition will receive a one-off cash grant and scholarship from the BSE.
Sources
- Mór Gelléri: Pioneers of Hungarian Industry(1887)
- Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1907. 733.
- New Hungarian Biographical Dictionary. Hungarian Book Club, Budapest, Volume III, 1001-1002.
- Parliamentary Almanac 1901-1906, Book Printing House of the Pesti Lloyd Society, Budapest 1901, edited by Alber Sturm
Source: wikipedia