Paul Silverberg
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Paul Silverberg

German industrialist

Paul Silverberg (6 May 1876 – 5 October 1959) was a leading German industrialist until the rise of the Nazis.2

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Born May 6, 1876, died Oct 5, 1959.1

Companies

Early life and education

Paul Silverberg was born in Bedburg on 6 May 1876, the second of four children and the only son of Adolf (1845-1903) and Theodora Silverberg (1853-1924), née Schönbrunn. His father came from a traditional Jewish family and was active in Bedburg as a textile and brown coal entrepreneur. Paul Silverberg was initially of the Jewish faith, but converted to Protestantism in 1895.

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Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, jurist, politician.9

  • Until 1935Board member, Handel-Maatschappij H. Albert de Bary & Co5
  • 1932 to 1933Chair, Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Köln8
  • 1914 to 1933Board member, Rheinisches Braunkohlensyndikat7
  • 1908 to 1926Board member, Rheinbraun6
  • Date not recordedWorked at Rheinisches Braunkohlensyndikat3 4
  • Date not recordedWorked at Deutsche Reichsbahn3

Personal life

  • BornMay 6, 1876, Bedburg10
  • DiedOct 5, 1959, Lugano11
  • CitizenshipGermany12