Friedrich Springorum

Friedrich Springorum (1 April 1858 in Schwelm – 16 May 1938 in Dortmund) was a German engineer and entrepreneur.

[1] From 1908 to 1921, Friedrich Springorum became general director and sole board member of Hoesch AG.

[2] On 24 October 1920, Springorum was awarded honorary citizenship by the RWTH Aachen.

He was also awarded the title of a council of commerce and received an honorary doctorate from the TH Breslau and University of Leeds.

Springorum was also politically active and was a member of the city council of Dortmund.