Carl Friedrich von Siemens

Carl Friedrich von Siemens was born 5 September 1872 in Berlin.

From 1908 to 1912 he established and led the so-called Übersee-Abteilung which was responsible for the company's activities abroad.

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 and was buried at the Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery.

Carl Friedrich von Siemens (right) with Wilhelm Cuno , director of the Hapag shipping company and former Chancellor of Germany, on their way to New York in 1931