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Adolph Claus J. Spreckels (July 9, 1828 – December 26, 1908) was a major industrialist in Hawai'i during the kingdom, republican, and territorial periods of the islands' history. He also involved himself in several California enterprises, most notably the company that bears his name, Spreckels Sugar Company .
7 de jun. de 2011 · Claus Spreckels (born July 9, 1828 in Lamstedt, Kingdom of Hanover; died: December 26, 1908 in San Francisco, California) was perhaps the most successful German-American immigrant entrepreneur of the late-nineteenth century.
- Uwe Spiekermann
Learn about the life and career of Claus Spreckels, the ―sugar king‖ of California, Hawaii, and the American West, who built and broke monopolies in various industries. This essay by Uwe Spiekermann is part of a research project on German-American business biographies at the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C.
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5 de abr. de 2021 · Claus Spreckels Builds a Business Empire in Northern California. Reinvesting the capital he had created with his retail and wholesale businesses, Spreckels’ industrial career began with something typically German: beer brewing.
Claus Spreckels rose to immense power and wealth as the “Sugar King” through the course of building a monopoly of Hawaiian sugar production through a complex of plantations and transportation systems that also established William Matson’s shipping empire.
Spreckels's biography is one of business triumph and tragedy, a portrait of a family torn apart by money, jealousy, and ego. Claus Spreckels (1828-1908) emigrated from his homeland ofGermany to the United States with only seventy-five cents in hispocket, built a sugar empire, and beca...
13 de oct. de 2019 · Claus Spreckels (1828–1908) was perhaps the most successful German-American immigrant entrepreneur of the late-nineteenth century; he was one of the ten richest Americans of his time.
