Hermann Paucksch

He was born to Johann Gottlieb Paucksch, a Master Turner, and his wife Dorothea, née Jabelt.

In 1874, anticipating passage of the "Sozialgesetzgebung [de]" (social legislation) proposed by Otto von Bismarck, he set up a pension and disability fund for his employees and provided it with an initial fund of 5,000 Thalers.

In 1893, there was a major fire at the factory and he retired, leaving the company's operation to his sons.

He was a member of the Landsberg City Parliament, under the Prussian three-class franchise, and was made an honorary citizen.

In 1896 he showed his gratitude to the city by donating a fountain, created by Cuno von Uechtritz-Steinkirch, one of the sculptors working on the Siegesallee who, in 1901, would also create a monument to Paucksch on the main city bridge.