Robert Gerling

Robert Gerling
Born
Robert Wilhelm Gerling

(1878-08-13)13 August 1878
Elberfeld, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia
(now Wuppertal, Germany)
Died25 January 1935(1935-01-25) (aged 56)
St. Moritz, Switzerland
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Businessman, insurance executive
Known forFounding and leading Gerling-Konzern
Spouse
Auguste Hoffmeister
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(m. 1907)​
Children3, including Hans
RelativesRolf Gerling (grandson)

Robert Wilhelm Gerling (13 August 1878 - 25 January 1935) was a German insurance executive and businessman who founded the Gerling-Konzern, of the largest insurance providers in Germany in 1904. He was the patriarch of the Gerling family of Cologne, Germany.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Robert Gerling | Portal Rheinische Geschichte". www.rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. ^ "Robert Wilhelm Gerling - Biografie WHO'S WHO". whoswho.de. Retrieved 2024-03-07.