Otto Weickert
German
executive
felt manufacturer
Biography
Otto Weickert, son of Carl Moritz Weickert, took over the felt manufacturing business built by his father and expanded it to enormous proportions, establishing distributing depots in all the larger markets. After fifty years of active participation in management, he turned the business over to the care of his son Max Weickert and his nephew Fritz Weickert, who maintained the firm's conservative policy while allowing for progressive advancement. A portrait of Otto Weickert appears in the text.
Highlights
- Son of (Carl/August) Moritz Weickert; expanded the felt manufacturing business to enormous proportions, establishing distributing depots in all the larger markets
- After fifty years of active management, turned the business over to his son Max and nephew Fritz Weickert
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 241.
Public domain.