Carl Miele

German entrepreneur

Carl Miele
Carl Miele sen.
Carl Miele sen.
Born25 July 1869 (1869-07-25)
Herzebrock, North German Confederation
Died24 December 1938 (1938-12-25) (aged 69)
Gütersloh, German Reich
OccupationGerman businessman
cemetery of family Miele in Gütersloh

Carl Miele (25 July 1869, in Herzebrock – 24 December 1938, in Gütersloh) was a German businessman. He was a company co-founder of the German company Miele.

Life

In 1899, he founded together with Reinhard Zinkann the company Miele. The company has always been a family-owned, family-run company.[1] Carl Miele became an honorary citizen of the German city of Gütersloh. Miele was married and his son was Carl Miele (1897–1986). His grandson was Rudolf Miele (1929–2004), German entrepreneur.

Literature

  • Barbara Gerstein (1994), "Miele, Carl", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 17, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 474–475; (full text online)
  • Marion Steinhart: Carl Miele. Ullstein, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-548-36255-9

External links

  • Miele.com

References

  1. ^ "MieleUSA.com: About Miele". mieleusa.com. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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