Josef Schmitt

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Josef Schmitt (22. August 1875 – 1945), later ''Ritter Josef Schmitt'' was a German Lawyer, Knight, and Privy Councilor. He was born in Bavaria to Ritter Josef von Schmitt, who was the advisor to Prince Luitpold of Bavaria and a privy councilor. Josef Schmitt was, by 1921, Chairman of Fries & Hopflinger, the '' J. Mich AG '' in Bamberg, the '' AG Steinfels, formerly Hch. Knab '' in Steinfels, the '' H. Henniger Reifbräu AG '' in Erlangen and the '' Baumwollindustrie Erlangen-Bamberg AG '' in Erlangen. He was also a member of the supervisory boards of the '' AG für Licht- und Kraftversorgung '' in Munich, the '' Porzellanfabrik Kloster Veilsdorf AG '', the '' porcelain manufacturer C. M. Hutschenreuther AG '' in Altrohlau and the '' Rizzibräu AG '' in Kulmbach. He was a member of the Bavarian State Committee of '' Deutsche Bank and Disconto-Gesellschaft '' and the ''Allianz and Stuttgarter Verein Versicherungs-AG'', later Allianz. Provided by Wikipedia