1. Josef Schmitt was born in Bavaria to Ritter Josef von Schmitt, who was the advisor to Prince Luitpold of Bavaria and a privy councilor.
10 Facts About Josef Schmitt
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Josef Schmitt was, in later life, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SKF, the J Mich AG in Bamberg, the AG Steinfels, formerly Hch.
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Josef Schmitt was a member of the Bavarian State Committee of Deutsche Bank and Disconto-Gesellschaft and the Allianz and Stuttgarter Verein Versicherungs-AG, later Allianz.
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Josef was born into a devout Catholic family, and was originally brought into law through his father, Josef von Schmitt, who was a Bavarian privy councillor an advisor to the crown, and his uncle, Gottfried von Schmitt, who served as member of the Imperial Council of Bavaria, which served as the aristocratic government body of Bavaria.
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In 1902, Josef Schmitt received the admission as a lawyer in the District Court Bamberg and in 1903 at the Higher Regional Court.
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Josef Schmitt was chairman of the board of the Mechanischen Seilerwarenfabrik AG in Bamberg and the Kaliko-Fabrik AG in Bamberg.
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Josef Schmitt was Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SKF, the J Mich AG in Bamberg, the AG Steinfels, formerly Hch.
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Josef Schmitt was a member of the Bavarian State Committee of Deutsche Bank and Disconto-Gesellschaft and the Allianz and Stuttgarter Verein Versicherungs-AG, later Allianz.
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Josef Schmitt was later appointed Privy Councilor to the crown of Bavaria.
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Josef Schmitt was awarded the Knight's cross of St Michael and Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown and was therefore known as Ritter Josef v Schmitt.