US-Biography Launch of A. Rosenberger, Co-Founder of Porsche

From the venue:

The Department of German Studies at Emory College of Arts & Sciences cordially invites you to the official English-language book launch of Adolf Rosenberger’s biography by historian Prof. Joachim Scholtyseck (University of Bonn, Germany).

The event will take place on Thursday, March 19, at 5 pm at the Convocation Hall, located on Emory’s main quad.

Born in Pforzheim, Germany, in 1900, Adolf Rosenberger was the son of an assimilated Jewish family. At 17, he became a combat pilot in World War I, then a technician, businessman, and factory racing driver at Mercedes-Benz. Rosenberger founded Porsche GmbH in Stuttgart in 1930-31 together with Ferdinand Porsche and his son-in-law, Anton Piëch. He was later forced out by the Nazi regime.

Dr. Christoph Rückel and Dr. Sandra Esslinger will introduce the Rosenberger Foundation and its work to reclaim Rosenberger’s legacy, followed by remarks by Achim Stejskal, Director of Porsche Museum.

Prof. Scholtyseck will speak on Rosenberger’s biography with a response from Emory History Prof. Astrid M. Eckert. Q&A and reception to follow.