Grete Schickedanz (* 20 October 1911 in "† 23 July 1994 in was a German Unternehmerin. It was a chief of the distributing house source.

It made a career from the poor apprentice to the boss of the largest distributing house of Europe. The ascent to the "Grande lady" of the German Versandhandels succeeded to it owing to their diligence and their intelligence. Former Federal President Richard von designated it once than "roofridge lady of the German economy".

Grete Lachner came as a daughter of a child-rich family to the world. In the elementary school it was the class-best, was allowed however nevertheless not into a higher school to change and a study not begin, because its parents could not finance such a training.

Because of the income situations of its parents done without Grete Lachner later also on their career aspirations to become Instead it occurred created wholesale business for short, knowing and Wollwaren in January 1927 with 15 years as a fifth commercial apprentice on 7 December 1922 of Gustav Schickedanz (1895-1977) the Moststrasse 35 of

In November 1927 Gustav Schickedanz in opened the distributing house "source" in the king waiting first race 10 (today: liberty). The attitude of Grete Lachner proved as stroke of luck for the small enterprise. "Ms Grete" worked industriously on six days in the week of seven o'clock early on the morning until late into the night as well as frequently also on sunning and holidays. To official closing time it did not go still for a long time home, because then only during the day ready for dispatch made the packages were brought with Leiterwagen to the post office or to the course. In addition Grete cared for ever more frequently the two children Leo and Louise of the married couple Schickedanz.

A heavy stroke of fate met Gustav Schickedanz on 13 July 1929: With a car accident its suffered only 33 years old Mrs. Anna, his five-year son Leo and its father Leo deadly and he heavy injuries. Only the four years old daughter Louise remained intact.

As an aid in the emergency at that time Liesl Kiessling (1893-1978) proved, the commercially trained sister of Gustav Schickedanz. It led enterprises up to the recovery of its brother its and arranged it gradually mentally. Nearly the Grete Lachner already finished learning worried affectionately about the small daughter Louise.

After conclusion of its training worked Grete Lachner in the purchase, which she led because of their special fate soon. Gradually it developed to the closest woman employee of the boss, whom ever more frequent it accompanied also with business trips.

Since the acquisition of the area of a shoe factory in 1932 the self-manufacturing of "source" increased - articles noticeably. In the same year Gustav Schickedanz in completely Germany attention excited, when he offered complete gentleman equipment with trousers, shirt, sweater, belt and socks for 9,95 Marks, which was not to be had otherwise anywhere for this favourable price. 1936 gave already it one million "source" - to customers and 500 coworkers.

The Grete Lachner and the 47 years old Gustav Schickedanz married Pauls church in on 8 June 1942 in the pc. -. One year later, in August 1943, was destroyed the enterprise building by a bomb attack. On 20 October 1943 Grete Schickedanz brought its daughter larva line in the shelter of the gynaecological clinic to the world.

Starting from 1943 the family Schickedanz on one lived acquired messuage on the Michelsberg in Hersbruck actually only for week final stays not far on Nuremberg. After end of war Gustav Schickedanz, which belonged to the town councillor von in the "third realm", received professional disqualification, lost its house and lived thereafter with its family in a two-room dwelling in Hersbruck.

1946 opened Grete Schickedanz in the Hersbrucker brewing lane a textile shop and visited with an old truck, which a driver steered, former suppliers, while two former woman employees from procured the sales. 1948 moved the shop into larger areas at the At that time the conversion was with approximately 315000 Marks.

In April 1949 Gustav Schickedanz, whose professional disqualification was waived, returned to the company. The married people Schickedanz dared now together a new beginning for the distributing house "source". 1954 reached it already a conversion of 260 million Marks. At that time Grete Schickedanz plenipotentiary and member of the company adviser became.

1974 amounted to the conversion of the "source" already 6.4 billion Marks, and the number of the coworkers climbed on 36000. At the beginning of of 1975 occurred Grete Schickedanz as personally responsible Gesellschafterin the newly formed "Gustav and Grete Schickedanz getting thing kg". Energetically Grete Schickedanz for social improvements engaged itself in its enterprise. To their initiative decrease/go back among other things the building of an old people's home and a kindergarten in In addition it interspersed woman employees a progressive age retirement pension regulation for the "source" - coworkers and -, as it only years was legally embodied later.

As Gustav Schickedanz to 27. March 1977 died, took over its widow the management of the distributing house "source". Even as a boss it still worried about everything. It did not only decide on investments in million height, separates selected with examinations the sweaters for the next catalog, gave photographers Tipps for photographs of articles of clothing, put on managers on business trips warming scarves and supplied its jet pilots with butter bread. For itself Grete Schickedanz had always little time. In its executive floor burned often to late into the night still the light, while all around already long everything was dark. In the private circle or in the discussion with friends it seized even in the middle pretty often to the telephone, in order to call a coworker, also to latest hour, because of a problem or an idea. Their amazing Fitness in the riper age owed it except its work also to the ski driving and swimming.

In the spring 1983 Grete Schickedanz laid down its guidance and supervisory boards. For its great achievements as Unternehmerin it received numerous honors. One lent among other things the "large Order of Merit" (1976) to it with star (1981) and shoulder volume (1991), the "Bavarian earnings/service medals" (1979), the University of (1978), the Republic of Austria (1981), the "golden citizen medal" of (1978) as well as of (1981) and Hersbruck (1981). Besides after the death of its man its title had changed over as a Greek honorary consul to it.

The life and the work of the Unternehmerin were appreciated several times in books. On the occasion of their 75. Birthday appeared the firm documentation "Grete Schickedanz. A life for the source" (1986). Personal records of Grete Schickedanz are among other things in "Bavarias daughters. from five centuries" (1997), "Mrs., the point are. 35 from executive floors" (1986) and "superwomen 4 - economics and traffic" (2001) contain.

Grete Schickedanz died on 23 July 1994 at the age of 82 years in After its death the Schickedanz group changed born Schickedanz into the hands of its daughter larva line Schickedanz as well as its stepdaughter Louise Dedi.

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