Carl Friedrich von Siemens was a German Entrepreneur and politician.
Background
Carl Friedrich von Siemens was born 5 September 1872 in Berlin. Carl Friedrich is the youngest son of Werner von Siemens by his second wife and relative Antonie Siemens and nephew of Carl Siemens and William Siemens. In 1899, Carl Friedrich von Siemens joined the Siemens & Halske AG which has been found by his father and was then led by his elder brothers (today Siemens AG).
Career
He was responsible for the resurrection of the Siemens Group after the First World War. Before his death in 1941, he oversaw state railways for the Reichstag. From 1908 to 1912 he established and led the so-called Übersee-Abteilung which was responsible for the company’s activities abroad.
He became Chief Executive Officer of the Siemens-Schuckertwerke in Berlin in 1912 and chairman of the supervisory board of both Siemens-Schuckertwerke and Siemens & Halske AG in 1919.
In this position he was responsible for the resurrection of the Siemens Group after the First World War. Apart from his business activities, Carl Friedrich von Siemens was engaged in several organisations.
From 1924 to 1934 Siemens was chairman of the administrative board of the German State Railways (Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft). He died 9 September 1941 in Heinendorf near Potsdam.
Irene Gabriele Gräfinance Blücher von Wahlstatt (8 August 1934, Guernsey - 8 August 1954, Guernsey), unmarried and without any issue
Sibylle Magdalene Gräfinance Blücher von Wahlstatt (21 May 1937, Munich - 25 May 1994, Munich), unmarried and without any issue.
Membership
A member of the Siemens family, he became associated with Siemens & Halske AG in 1899, his family company. From 1920 to 1924 he was member of the Reichstag for the Deutsche Demokratische Partei.