Robert Bosch - Stuttgart, BW, Germany - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

August Robert Bosch (* 23. September 1861 in Albeck bei Ulm; † 12. März 1942 in Stuttgart) war ein deutscher Industrieller, Ingenieur und Erfinder. Mit der Eröffnung einer Werkstätte für Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik im Jahr 1886 in Stuttgart legte er den Grundstein für die heutige Robert Bosch GmbH.
Das seinen Namen tragende Unternehmen ist heute ein weltweit agierender Konzern mit mehr als 300.000 Mitarbeitern, der sich den Idealen seines Gründers verpflichtet fühlt. Das Unternehmen beteiligt sich nicht an der Entwicklung von Waffentechnik und auch die Auslandsniederlassungen haben hohe soziale Standards im Umgang mit ihren Mitarbeitern.

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Robert Bosch (23 September 1861 – 12 March 1942) was a German industrialist, engineer and inventor, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH.
From the beginning, Bosch was greatly concerned about promoting occupational training. Prompted by his awareness of social responsibility, he was one of the first industrialists in Germany to introduce the eight-hour work day, followed by other social benefits for his associates. Robert Bosch did not wish to profit from the armaments contracts awarded to his company during WWI. Instead, he donated several million German marks to charitable causes. A hospital that he gave to the city of Stuttgart opened in 1940.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Robert Bosch was politically active. As a liberal businessman, he sat on a number of economic committees. He devoted a great deal of energy and money to the cause of bringing about reconciliation between Germany and France. He hoped this reconciliation would bring about lasting peace in Europe and lead to the creation of a European economic area.
The Nazi (National Socialist) regime in Germany brought Bosch’s peacemaking efforts to an abrupt end. The company accepted armaments contracts and employed forced laborers during the war.
Robert Bosch was keenly interested in agricultural issues and owned a farm south of Munich. He was also a passionate hunter. When he died in 1942, he was survived by four children from two marriages. A son from his first marriage died in 1921 following a protracted illness.
In 1937, Robert Bosch had restructured his company as a private limited company (close corporation). He had established his last will and testament, in which he stipulated that the earnings of the company should be allocated to charitable causes. At the same time, his will sketched the outlines of the corporate constitution, which was formulated by his successors in 1964 and is still valid today.
Bosch was afforded a State Funeral by the Third Reich.
He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1984.

source: wikipedia

Description: Ein bis heute weltweit bekannter Industrieller. ##### He was one of the greatest german industrialists. Date of birth: 09/23/1861 Date of death: 03/12/1942 Area of notoriety: Science/Technology Marker Type: Plaque Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: by day Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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