Waldorf-Astoria-Zigarettenfabrik
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The Waldorf-Astoria-Zigarettenfabrik (English:Waldorf-Astoria Cigarette Factory) was a German
tobacco
company, established by Emil Molt
and several other partners on January 1, 1906. It was named after Johann Jakob Astor, born in 1763 in Walldorf
, who after emigrating to the United States
became the richest man of the world.
The company was successful and employed around 1,000 people in 1919. However, it experienced difficulties in the second half of the 1920s due to outdated production methods and the global economic situation, and a competing trust took over a large portion of the shares. In 1929, the company was liquidated. However, the Waldorf-Astoria tobacco brand, with the portrait of Johann Jacob Astor, was taken over by a different company and is currently produced by Reemtsma
.
Waldorf-Astoria became famous for giving its name to Waldorf education. On September 7, 1919, Emil Molt established the first Waldorf school in cooperation with Rudolf Steiner
. It was a school for the children of the Waldorf-Astoria employees, that was based upon Steiner's ideas.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
company, established by Emil Molt
Emil Molt
Emil Molt was a German businessman, social reformer and anthroposophist. He was the director of the Waldorf-Astoria-Zigarettenfabrik, and with Rudolf Steiner co-founded the first Waldorf school. Hence, Waldorf education was named after the company.-External links:*...
and several other partners on January 1, 1906. It was named after Johann Jakob Astor, born in 1763 in Walldorf
Walldorf
Walldorf is a town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.Walldorf is currently probably best known as the city that headquarters the world's third largest software company SAP, but it is also the birthplace of the millionaire John Jacob Astor, at the time of his death the...
, who after emigrating to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
became the richest man of the world.
The company was successful and employed around 1,000 people in 1919. However, it experienced difficulties in the second half of the 1920s due to outdated production methods and the global economic situation, and a competing trust took over a large portion of the shares. In 1929, the company was liquidated. However, the Waldorf-Astoria tobacco brand, with the portrait of Johann Jacob Astor, was taken over by a different company and is currently produced by Reemtsma
Reemtsma
Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH is one of the biggest tobacco and cigarette producers in Europe and a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco. The company's headquarter is in Hamburg, Germany.- History :...
.
Waldorf-Astoria became famous for giving its name to Waldorf education. On September 7, 1919, Emil Molt established the first Waldorf school in cooperation with Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher...
. It was a school for the children of the Waldorf-Astoria employees, that was based upon Steiner's ideas.